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Difficult global business environment leaves its marks on Q3

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quaterly report
28.10.2008
Result of the Austrian Airlines Group, January to September 2008
Austrian CEO, Alfred Oetsch commenting on the result:  "The  
difficult  business environment encountered in the first half-year  
2008  once  again  deteriorated. The high level of economic 
uncertainty as well  as  the  financial  and  banking crisis are 
intensifying the incipient economic downturn.  The  positive  effects
of declining fuel prices are partially offset by the stronger US 
dollar. We  can build upon our successful strategic positioning 
despite these major  challenges. In our core Focus East markets, we 
offer a strong  network  of  destinations  in countries  posting  
disproportionately  high  growth  rates.  The   geographical location
of the Vienna  hub  provides  us  with  significant  cost  and  
quality advantages for transfers to the East. The current financial 
market  crisis,  the economic slowdown which has  had  an  
increasingly  negative  impact  on  flight demand, as well as ongoing
high fuel prices, which reached  a  record  level  of USD over 
140/barrel during the summer months despite the steep price decline  
in the meantime, make 2008 an extremely challenging financial year.  
Due  to  these external influencing factors, the strong performance 
of Q3  2007  could  not  be matched in the year 2008. EBIT in the 
third quarter of 2008 amounted  to  EUR  - 9.4m, down from EUR 42.7m 
in Q3  2007.  The  net  result  for  the  first  three quarters 2008 
also declined  to  EUR  -65.1m.  Despite  the  difficult  business 
environment, the expansion of short- and medium-haul route capacity 
by +4.0%  in the first three quarters of 2008, measured in available 
seat  kilometres  (ASK), was well implemented in many regions.  This 
is  confirmed  by  an  increase  in revenue per passenger kilometre 
(RPK  +4.6%),  accompanied  by  a  corresponding rise in the 
passenger load factor.
As the situation stands at present, we anticipate that  the  fourth  
quarter  of the 2008 financial year will be characterized by  an  
abrupt  slump  in  demand, negative effects from fuel hedging and the
increase in value of the  US  dollar. The economic downturn has 
already led to a decline in flight bookings.  The  new revenue 
forecast through the end of the fiscal year indicated that the  
previous guidance could no longer be  upheld.  As  announced  on  
October  16,  2008  the expected sales-related revenue losses are 
higher than the relief in the area  of fuel costs, meaning a net loss
of EUR 100m to EUR 125m  before  special  effects can be expected for
the 2008 fiscal year.
In the current privatization process, no decision was taken yet for 
the sale  of the OIAG stake in Austrian Airlines. The  Supervisory  
Board  of  the  OIAG  has requested  an  extension  of  privatization
mandate.  We  have  described   the situation for the company and we 
are confident that  the  privatization  process can be finished in a 
positive way. Measures which would have to  be  implemented
in case of a failure, will not be  initiated  yet,  because  the  chance  for  a
successful   privatization   is   still   there   and   cut-backs   could   have
counterproductive effects."
Overview of Result January to September 2008
|Key Figures             |        |1-9 / 2008|+/- % py   |7-9 / 2008 |+/- % py |
|Revenue                 |EURm.   |1,891.9   |-          |697.2      |1.4      |
|EBITDAR1,2              |EURm.   |212.8     |-32.5      |73.9       |-43.1    |
|EBITDAR1,2 adjusted3    |EURm.   |232.3     |-26.0      |74.5       |-45.4    |
|Result from operating
activities (EBIT)2       |EURm.   |-34.0     |-          |-9.4       
|-        | |Result from operating activities (EBIT)2
adjusted3                |EURm.   |-14.5     |-          |-8.8       |-        |
|Net result for the
period                   |EURm.   |-65.1     |-          |-16.4      |-        |
|Cash flow from
operating activities     |EURm.   |170.3     |-32.6      |31.6       |-48.2    |
|Net Gearing             |%       |135.4     |-          |-          |-        |
|Earnings per share      |EUR     |-0.77     |-          |-0.20      |-        |
|CVA                     |EURm.   |-158.0    |-          |-46.1      |-        |
|Passengers carried
(total)                  |        |8,380,039 |0.2        |3,163,354  |-3.1     |
|Passenger load factor
(scheduled service)      |%       |75.0      |-0.5P.     |77.6       |-0.5P.   |
|Employees (end
of period)               |        |8,036     |0.7        |-          |-        |
1 Result from operating activities (EBIT) before  associates,  
depreciation  and rentals. 2 Regrouping of  interest  costs  of  
allocation  of  provisions  for  pensions,
severance  payments  and  anniversary  payments  from  personnel   expenses   to
financial expenses.
3 Adjusted by the result from the disposal of assets, other  costs  related  the
transfer of aircraft, foreign currency valuations  at  the  reporting  date  and
impairment of the value of aircraft.
Please find further information concerning the disclosure according  to  §§  24
and 25 Media Act on www.austrian.com
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Tel.: 051766-11231

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Branche: Air Transport
ISIN: AT0000620158
WKN: 875224
Index: WBI, ATX Prime
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