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September 2017 Traffic Statistics
September 2017 Traffic Statistics.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 4716S Wizz Air Holdings PLC 03 October 2017 \n\nSEPTEMBER 2017 TRAFFIC STATISTICS\nWIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 26%\nLOAD FACTOR INCREASES 1.3 PPTS TO 92.9%\n\nTicker: WIZZ\nGeneva, 3 October 2017: Wizz Air Holdings Plc (\"Wizz Air\"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for September 2017.\n \nIn September 2017, Wizz Air continued to expand its network, operations and customer offering with the following announcements:\n \n· Route network expansion with seven new routes announced to/from Poland (5x), Hungary (1x), and Bulgaria (1x).\n \n· Addition of the 143rd destination to the Wizz Air network with Tromso, Norway.\n \n· Delivery of a brand new Airbus A321ceo aircraft, taking the fleet number to a total of 86.\n \n· The introduction of a new ancillary product giving further flexibility to customers who can now book up to 10 tickets and name their travel partner(s) later at the time of check-in.\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\nSeptember\n2017\n\n\nSeptember\n2016\n\n\nChange\n\n\n\n\n\n30 September \n2017\n\n\n30 September \n2016\n\n\nChange\n\n\n\n\nCapacity (seats)\n\n\n2,908,638\n\n\n2,333,850\n\n\n+24.6%\n\n\n\n\n\n29,485,340\n\n\n24,631,560\n\n\n+19.7%\n\n\n\n\nPassengers*\n\n\n2,701,203\n\n\n2,137,569\n\n\n+26.4%\n\n\n\n\n\n26,889,378\n\n\n21,829,795\n\n\n+23.2%\n\n\n\n\nLoad Factor**\n\n\n92.9%\n\n\n91.6%\n\n\n+1.3ppts\n\n\n\n\n\n91.2%\n\n\n88.6%\n\n\n+2.6ppts\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 86 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 550 routes from 28 bases, connecting 143 destinations across 43 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 3,300 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 u...