Wizz Air : September 2018 Traffic Statistics

RNS Number : 6028C Wizz Air Holdings PLC 02 October 2018

SEPTEMBER 2018 TRAFFIC STATISTICS

WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 17.5%

LOAD FACTOR INCREASES 1.2 PPTS TO 94.1%

Ticker: WIZZ

Geneva, 2 October 2018: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for September 2018.

In September 2018, Wizz Air continued to expand its network, operations and customer offering with the following announcements:

• · Further investments in Poland with a seventh aircraft being added to its Gdansk fleet and commitment to upgrade its entire Warsaw fleet of eight aircraft to A321s.

• · Network expansion with three new routes announced to/from Poland including the new airport of Oslo in Norway.

• · Customer service enhancements with the introduction of the SITA WorldTracer® service to improve the speed of repatriating mishandled bags to passengers.

• · Continued investment in our people with the launch of the Wizz Air Pilot Academy program in Hungary. This follows the very successful launches of the program in Poland, Bulgaria and Romania already this year.

Month

Rolling 12 months to:

Capacity (seats)

Passengers*

Load Factor**

September 2018	September 2017	Change
3,372,988	2,908,638	+16.0%
3,173,280	2,701,203	+17.5%
94.1%	92.9%	+1.2ppts

30 September 2018	30 September 2017	Change
35,636,614	29,485,340	+20.9%
32,763,832	26,889,378	+21.8%
91.9%	91.2%	+0.7ppts

*booked passengers **rounded to one decimal place

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, operates a fleet of 104 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 600 routes from 25 bases, connecting 142 destinations across 44 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of more than 4,000 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of over 32 million passengers in the past 12 months. 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 2017 - European Airline of the Year by Aviation 100, a renown annual publication that recognizes the year's most outstanding performers in the aerospace industry.

Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics

Month

Rolling 12 months to:

Available Seat Kilometres (000s)

Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s)

September 2018	September 2017	Change
5,438,506	4,627,734	+17.5%
5,120,861	4,306,527	+18.9%

30 September 2018	30 September 2017	Change
56,951,985	46,873,857	+21.5%
52,475,878	42,827,773	+22.5%

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For more information:

Tamara Vallois, Wizz Air:

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Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP:

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