EANS-News: Air Berlin PLC
airberlin: More passengers and increased capacity
utilization in May
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Company Information/Traffic Figures May 2011
Berlin (euro adhoc) - In May 2011, airberlin welcomed 3,300,658 passengers on board, i.e. 3.9 percent more than in the corresponding month of the previous year (2010: 3,177,591 passengers). Fleet capacity utilization increased by 2.1 percentage points, i.e. from 73.7 to 75.8 percent. As compared to May 2010, capacity was increased by 1.0 percent.
For the period from January to May 2011, a total of 12,951,243 passengers traveled on airberlin's flight network, i.e. 6.3 percent more than in the corresponding period of the previous year (2010: 12,187,477 passengers). Accumulated capacity for the first five months of the year increased by 2.6 percent. Fleet capacity utilization for the period from January to May increased by 2.6 percentage points, i.e. from 71.5 to 74.1 percent.
May 2011
Capacity 4,354,958 Number of passengers 3,300,658 Capacity utilization rate in % 75.8 May 2011, accumulated Capacity 17,481,076 Number of passengers 12,951,243 Capacity utilization rate in % 74.1
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company: Air Berlin PLC
The Hour House, High Street 32
UK-WD3 1ER Rickmansworth, Herts
phone: +49 (0)30 3434 1500
FAX: +49 (0)30/3434-1049
mail: abpresse@airberlin.com
WWW: http://www.airberlin.com
sector: Air Transport
ISIN: GB00B128C026
indexes: SDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München
language: EnglishFurther inquiry note:
Yasmin Born
Deputy Director Corporate Communications
Tel.: +49 (0)30 3434 1500
Fax: +49 (0)30 3434 1509
E-Mail: abpresse@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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