EANS-News: Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG
airberlin increases number of
passengers and improves capacity utilization in August
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Company Information/Traffic Figures August 2011 Berlin (euro adhoc) - In August 2011, airberlin, Germany's second-largest airline company, transported 3,759,405 passengers, i.e. almost one percent more than in the corresponding month of the previous year (August 2010: 3,726,914 passengers). Fleet capacity utilization for August reached 85.1 percent, i.e. an increase of 1.7 percentage points (August 2010: 83.4 percent), while capacity was reduced by 1.1 percent in a targeted manner. For the period from January to August 2011, airberlin was able to increase the number of passengers welcomed on board to 23,991,972, i.e. an increase of 4.5 percent (2010: 22,952,423 passengers). Fleet capacity utilization for the first eight months of the year increased by 2.8 percentage points, namely from 75.2 to 78.0 percent. Accumulated capacity increased by 0.7 percent over the corresponding period of the previous year. August 2011 Capacity 4,415,517 Number of passengers 3,759,405 Capacity utilization rate in % 85.1 August 2011, accumulated Capacity 30,745,717 Number of passengers 23,991,972 Capacity utilization rate in % 78.0 Further inquiry note: Claudia Löffler Senior Manager Public Relations Tel.: +49 (0)30 3434 1500 Fax: +49 (0)30 3434 1509 E-Mail: cloeffler@airberlin.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- company: Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG 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: English
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