EANS-News: Air Berlin PLC
Air Berlin increases revenue in November
Number of passengers at the previous year's level
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Company Information/Traffic Figures November 2009
Subtitle: Number of passengers at the previous year's level
Berlin (euro adhoc) - In November 2009, Air Berlin, Germany's second-largest airline company, improved its revenue per available seat kilometer (ASK) to 5.24 Eurocents, i.e. an increase of 1.7 percent over the corresponding month of the previous year (November 2008: 5.15 Eurocents). With a total of 2,150,645 passengers (including those travelling on the acquired TUIfly routes), the number of passengers transported remained at the previous year's level (-0.1 percent). In November 2008, Air Berlin transported 2,151,873 passengers (including those travelling on the acquired TUIfly routes). Fleet capacity utilization for November 2009 decreased slightly (-0.8 percentage points) to 71.9 percent (November 2008: 72.7 percent). Capacity increased by 1.1 percent over the corresponding month of the previous year.
From January to November 2009, Air Berlin transported 25,860,813 passengers (including those travelling on the acquired TUIfly routes), i.e. 4.3 percent less than in the corresponding period of the previous year (2008: 27,016,158 passengers). This decline was offset by an accumulated capacity reduction of 2.9 percent. For the 11-month period, fleet capacity utilization decreased from 78.7 to 77.6 percent, i.e. -1.1 percentage points.
November 2009
Capacity 2,992,564 Number of passengers 2,150,645 Capacity utilization rate in % 71.9 November 2009, accumulated Capacity 33,319,645 Number of passengers 25,860,813 Capacity utilization rate in % 77.6
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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
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
Hamburg / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade
München / free trade
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