EANS-News: airberlin significantly increases capacity utilization
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Company Information/Traffic Figures March 2013 Berlin (euro adhoc) - airberlin is optimizing its route network and offering more flights on well-established routes. The success of this strategy is reflected in a continuously increasing seat capacity utilization rate. In March 2013, Germany's second-largest airline company was able to increase capacity utilization by 4.7 percentage points, to 87.73 percent. In total, airberlin welcomed 2,360,545 passengers on board for the month of March. Whereas in the context of its flight route optimization plan, airberlin reduced its available seat kilometers by 10.3 percent, to 4.29 billion, the revenue passenger kilometers only decreased by 5.2 percent, to 3.77 billion. For the months January to March of the year 2013, airberlin increased capacity utilization by 2.7 percentage points in yearly comparison, and welcomed a total of 5,919,050 passengers on board. The available seat kilometers amounted to 11.16 billion and the revenue passenger kilometers to 9.55 billion. For 2013, airberlin has changed the way it calculates its seat capacity utilization. The capacity utilization calculation is now determined according to the sector standard, and the revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) are compared to the available seat kilometers (ASK). For the purpose of a yearly comparison, the seat capacity utilization for 2012 was likewise calculated anew. March 2013 Capacity utilization rate in % 87.73 (+4.7 pp) ASK m. 4,293.7 (-10.3%) RPK m. 3,766.8 (-5.2%) Guests 2,360,545 (-8.0%) March 2013 accumulated Capacity utilization rate in % 85.56 (+2.7 pp) ASK m. 11,155.9 (-10.8%) RPK m. 9,545.3 (-7.9%) Guests 5,919,050 (-9.1%) Further inquiry note: Mathias Radowski Press Officer Tel.: +49 (0)30/3434-1500 E-Mail: Mathias.Radowski@airberlin.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- company: Air Berlin PLC The Hour House, High Street 32 UK-WD3 1ER Rickmansworth, Herts phone: +49 (0)30 3434 1500 FAX: +49 (0)30/3434-1509 mail: abpresse@airberlin.com WWW: http://www.airberlin.com sector: Air Transport ISIN: GB00B128C026 indexes: SDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, free trade/Bondm: Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt language: English
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