Wizz Air passenger numbers and load factor rise in September
Central and Eastern Europe-focused low-cost airline Wizz Air reported a rise in passenger numbers and load factor in September.
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Passenger numbers were up 17.9% to 2.14m, while the load factor – which gauges how full the flights were – edged up to 91.6% from 90.9%.
On a rolling 12-month basis, passenger numbers increased 19.4% to 21.83m and the load factor rose to 88.6% from 87.8%.
In September, the airline continued to expand its network and strengthen its customer offering, opening its 25th operating base in Kutaisi, Georgia.
It also expanded its network to 129 airports with four new destinations on sale to and from Satu Mare in Romania, Eilat in Israel, Faro in Portugal and Lamezia Terme in Italy.