WIZZ AIR : ANNOUNCES MAJOR EXPANSION AT LONDON LUTON

RNS Number : 9030W Wizz Air Holdings PLC 20 November 2017

The allocation of four more Airbus A320 aircraft, each equipped with 186 seats, brings the total number of aircraft in Wizz Air's Luton fleet to five, with a combined value of $500 million*, continuing Wizz Air's phenomenal growth story in the UK.

Over the past twelve months (to 31 October 2017) WIZZ has carried more than 5.5 million passengers on its Luton routes alone, an increase of 11% compared to 2016, making WIZZ the second largest carrier at Luton airport. Wizz Air is expanding its capacity at Luton by 15% year on year, and will offer in 2018 more than 6.9 million seats on its 46 routes to 20 countries.

As a result of this significant expansion, WIZZ is delighted to offer five new routes to UK travellers looking for their next adventure abroad. Daily flights will operate to the beautiful cities of Larnaca in Cyprus, and to Bratislava in Slovakia, whilst four flights per week will operate to Tallinn, in Estonia and three flights per week to Tirana in Albania and Lviv in Ukraine. Seats on the new routes are already on sale and can be booked from just GBP 26.99** at wizzair.com.

The additional aircraft will also allow WIZZ to increase the frequency of flights on three of its most popular routes. Starting spring 2018 flights to Tel Aviv and Suceava become daily; and Prishtina flights will increase from two to three times per week, further demonstrating Wizz Air's commitment to its UK customers by creating even more exciting travel opportunities across Europe and beyond.

The arrival of the new aircraft and additional routes will create 150 new direct local jobs, increasing the number of WIZZ employees at Luton to 180, all trained to deliver the highest standards of customer service and aviation safety, ensuring an excellent passenger experience at every stage of the Wizz Air journey.

Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, operates a fleet of 87 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 550 routes from 28 bases, connecting 144 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 23.8 million passengers in the financial year ended 31 March 2017. 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 the leading airline trade magazines, as well as 2016 Low Cost Airline of the Year by the Center for Aviation (CAPA), a leading provider of independent aviation market intelligence.

Sorina Ratz; Wizz Air Group; communications@wizzair.com

Oliver Kay; FTI Consulting; oliver.kay@fticonsulting.com; +44 (0)20 3727 1509

*http://w w w .airbus.com/new sroom/press-releases/en/2017/01/2017-price-adjustment-for-airbus-modern-fuel-efficient- aircraft.html

** One way including all taxes and non-optional charges

***Airports Council International (ACI) suggests creation of 750 on-site jobs for every 1 million carried passengers per year

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• All flights operated on Airbus A320 aircraft, with 180 seats and A321 aircraft with 230 seats

• New Airbus A321 deliveries started in November 2015

• For free pictures of aircraft, crews and logo library please visit http://wizzair.com/en-GB/press

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