EANS-News: Air Berlin PLC
airberlin: More passengers and higher capacity
utilization in October
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Company Information/Traffic Figures October 2010
In October 2010, airberlin welcomed 3,490,259 passengers on board, i.e. an increase of 7.6 percent (October 2009: 3,242,818 passengers, including those traveling on the acquired NIKI and TUIfly routes). At 80.3 percent, fleet capacity utilization surpassed the level of the previous year (plus 0.2 percentage points).
For the period from January to October 2010, a total of 28,798,215 passengers traveled on airberlin's flight route network (including the acquired NIKI and TUIfly routes), i.e. 3.4 percent more than in the corresponding period of the previous year (2009: 27,848,679 passengers). For the first ten months of the year, fleet capacity utilization decreased by 1.3 percentage points, i.e. from 78.3 to 77.0 percent, and accumulated capacity increased by 5.2 percent.
October 2010
Capacity 4,347,142 Number of passengers 3,490,259 Capacity utilization rate in % 80.3
October 2010, accumulated Capacity 37,389,611 Number of passengers 28,798,215 Capacity utilization rate in % 77.0
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Further inquiry note:
Yasmin Born
Deputy Director Corporate Communications
Tel.: +49 (0)30 3434 1500
Fax: +49 (0)30 3434 1509
E-Mail: yborn@airberlin.com
Branche: Air Transport
ISIN: GB00B128C026
WKN: AB1000
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