EANS-News: Air Berlin PLC
Air Berlin: More passengers and increased revenue in
February
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Company Information/Traffic Figures February 2010
Berlin (euro adhoc) - In February 2010, Air Berlin, Germany's second-largest airline company, transported 1,951,085 passengers (including those travelling on the acquired TUIfly routes), i.e. 3.1 percent more than in the corresponding month of the previous year (February 2009: 1,893,197 passengers, including those travelling on the acquired TUIfly routes). At the same time, Air Berlin was able to increase its revenue per available seat kilometer (ASK) to 5.51 Eurocents, i.e. an increase of 3.3 percent (February 2009: 5.33 Eurocents). Fleet capacity utilization decreased slightly to 70.6 percent, i.e. by 0.3 percentage points (February 2009: 70.9 percent). Capacity increased by 3.5 percent as compared to the corresponding month of the previous year.
For the period from January to February 2010, Air Berlin welcomed a total of 3,831,754 passengers on board (including those travelling on the acquired TUIfly routes), i.e. 0.9 percent more than in the corresponding period of the previous year (2009: 3,796,527 passengers). Accumulated capacity increased by 1.4 percent. Fleet capacity utilization for the first two months of the year decreased by 0.3 percentage points to 69.9 percent (2009: 70.2 percent).
February 2010 Capacity 2.762.723 Number of passengers 1.951.085 Capacity utilization rate in % 70,6 February 2010, accumulated Capacity 5.486.466 Number of passengers 3.831.754 Capacity utilization rate in % 69,9
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Further inquiry note:
Yasmin Born
Senior Manager Public Relations
Tel.: +49 (0)30 3434 1536
Fax: +49 (0)30 3434 1509
E-Mail: yborn@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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