Air Berlin improves revenue in September
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air transport/traffic figures September 2008
Berlin (euro adhoc) - Over the first nine months of 2008, Air Berlin transported 2.9 percent more passengers than in the corresponding period of the previous year. From January to September 2008, 22,107,115 passengers flew Air Berlin (2007: 21,482,622). Fleet capacity utilization for the first nine months of the year rose from 77.7 to 79.3 percent, i.e. an increase of 1.6 percentage points.
In September 2008, Air Berlin increased its revenue per available seat kilometre ("Yield per ASK") to 5.96 Eurocents (09/2007: 5.31 Eurocents), i.e. an increase of 12.1 percent. Revenue per available seat kilometre improved, even though a targeted capacity reduction decreased the number of passengers by 3.1 percentage points to 2,854,278 passengers (09/2007: 2,946,929) and the fleet capacity utilization by 1.7 percentage points to 82.5 percent (09/2007: 84.2 percent).
September 2008
Capacity 3,457,853 Number of passengers 2,854,278 Capacity utilization rate in % 82.54 September 2008, accumulated Capacity 27,896,340 Number of passengers 22,107,115 Capacity utilization rate in % 79.25
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Further inquiry note:
Claudia Löffler
Senior Manager Public Relations, Air Berlin
phone: + 49 30 3434 1500
fax: + 49 30 3434 1509
e-mail: cloeffler@airberlin.com
Branche: Air Transport
ISIN: GB00B128C026
WKN: AB1000
Index: SDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
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