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May 2017 Traffic Statistics
May 2017 Traffic Statistics.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 0712H Wizz Air Holdings PLC 05 June 2017 \n\nMAY 2017 TRAFFIC STATISTICS:\n \nWIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 22%,\nLOAD FACTOR INCREASES 1.0 PPTS TO 91%\n \nTicker: WIZZ\n \nGeneva, 5 June 2017: Wizz Air Holdings Plc (\"Wizz Air\"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for May 2017.\n \nIn May 2017, Wizz Air continued to expand its network and operations with the following announcements:\n \n· Base expansion with the deployment of a second Airbus A320 aircraft to Belgrade in Serbia.\n \n· Network expansion to 141 airports with the announcement of one new routes to/from Saint Petersburg in Russia. \n \n· Delivery of one brand new Airbus A321 aircraft taking the fleet to 81 aircraft.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonth\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRolling 12 months to:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMay\n2017\n\n\nMay\n2016\n\n\nChange\n\n\n\n\n\n31 May \n2017\n\n\n31 May \n2016\n\n\nChange\n\n\n\n\nCapacity (seats)\n\n\n2,635,060\n\n\n2,179,810\n\n\n+20.9%\n\n\n\n\n\n27,353,080\n\n\n23,296,730\n\n\n+17.4%\n\n\n\n\nPassengers*\n\n\n2,400,846\n\n\n1,964,088\n\n\n+22.2%\n\n\n\n\n\n24,742,713\n\n\n20,574,462\n\n\n+20.3%\n\n\n\n\nLoad Factor**\n\n\n91.1%\n\n\n90.1%\n\n\n+1.0ppts\n\n\n\n\n\n90.5%\n\n\n88.3%\n\n\n+2.1ppts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n*booked passengers\n**rounded to one decimal place\n \n \nABOUT WIZZ AIR\nWizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, operates a fleet of 82 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 500 routes from 28 bases, connecting 141 destinations across 42 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 3,000 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 23 million passengers in 2016. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ and is included in the FTSE 250 and FTSE All-Share Indices. Wizz Air is registered under the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), the global benchmark in airline safety recognition. The company was recently named 2016 Value Airline of the Year by the editors of Air Transport World, one of...