Air Berlin PLC & Co Luftverkehrs KG
EANS-News: Air Berlin PLC
airberlin again increases capacity utilization and
reduces capacity
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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, Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt language: English