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Company Information/Traffic Figures May 2012


Berlin (euro adhoc) - In May 2012, airberlin again increased capacity
utilization by 0.6 percentage points to 76.40 percent (May 2011: 75.79 percent).
At the same time, as announced within the framework of its "Shape & Size"
efficiency-increasing program, Germany's second-largest airline company reduced
its capacity by 7.2 percent to 4,043,242 seats. In May 2012, airberlin welcomed
a total of 3,088,951 passengers on board, i.e. 6.4 percent less than in the
previous year (May 2011: 3,300,658 passengers). 

From January to May, airberlin was able to increase its capacity utilization by
2.6 percentage points, namely from 74.09 to 76.73 percent. This was offset by a
capacity reduction of 8.6 percent to 15,978,230 seats in the first five months
of the year. Over the same period, airberlin transported a total of 12,259,478
passengers. This corresponds to a decrease of 5.3 percent as compared to the
corresponding period of the previous year. 

May 2012

Capacity                      4,043,242 (-7.2 %)
Number of passengers          3,088,951 (-6.4 %)
Capacity utilization rate in %   76.40 (+0.6 pp)

May 2012, accumulated
Capacity                      15,978,230 (-8.6 %)
Number of passengers          12,259,478 (-5.3 %)
Capacity utilization rate in %   76.73 (+2.6 pp)



Further inquiry note:
Melanie Schyja
Press Officer
Tel.: +49 (0)30 3434 1500
Fax: +49 (0)30 3434 1509
E-Mail:  melanie.schyja@airberlin.com

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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)30/3434-1509
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, Stuttgart,
             regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt 
language:   English