Air Berlin PLC & Co Luftverkehrs KG
EANS-News: Air Berlin PLC
airberlin: Increased capacity utilization in February
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Company Information/Traffic Figures February 2012 Berlin (euro adhoc) - In February 2012, airberlin, Germany's second-largest airline company, again increased capacity utilization, reaching 75.6 percent, i.e. an increase by 4.2 percentage points over the corresponding month of the previous year (2011: 71.4 percent). In the context of its efficiency-increasing program "Shape & Size", airberlin reduced capacity by 9.4 percent in a targeted manner. In monthly comparison, the number of passengers decreased from 2,132,057 to 2,044,035 (-4.1 percent). For the first two months of the year, airberlin welcomed a total of 3,945,814 passengers on board, i.e. 7.7 percent less than in the corresponding period of the previous year (2011: 4,277,245 passengers). For the same period, airberlin was able to increase the accumulated fleet capacity utilization rate over the previous year from 71.9 to 75.3 percent, i.e. by +3.4 percentage points. Accumulated capacity decreased by 11.9 percent. February 2012 February 2012, accumulated Capacity 2,703,877 Capacity 5,240,842 Number of passengers 2,044,035 Number of passengers 3,945,814 Capacity utilization rate in % 75.6 Capacity utilization rate in % 75.3 Further inquiry note: Alexandra Bakir Senior Manager Public Relations Tel.: +49 (0)30 3434 1500 Fax: +49 (0)30 3434 1509 E-Mail: alexandra.bakir@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