Air Berlin PLC & Co Luftverkehrs KG
EANS-News: airberlin increases capacity utilization in the first half of the year
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Company Information/Traffic Figures June 2012 Berlin (euro adhoc) - In June 2012, in the context of the "Shape & Size" efficiency-increasing program, airberlin decreased its capacity by a further 3.8 percent to 4,172, 956 seats. At the same time, capacity utilization of Germany's second-largest airline company decreased slightly to 79.03 percent (June 2011: 80.03 percent). The decline in the number of passengers can be attributed to the relocation of the Berlin air traffic from the future airport BER back to Berlin-Tegel, which was announced at very short notice, and to the flight schedule changes related thereto. In total, airberlin welcomed 3,297,750 passengers on board in June 2012, i.e. 5.0 percent less than in the corresponding month of the previous year (June 2011: 3,471,923 passengers). From January to June, capacity utilization increased by 1.9 percentage points, i.e. from 75.3 percent to 77.2 percent. For the first half-year of 2012, capacity was reduced by 7.6 percent to 20,151,186 seats. Over the same period, airberlin transported a total of 15,557,228 passengers, i.e. 5.3 percent less than in the corresponding period of the previous year. June 2012 Capacity 4,172,956 (-3.8 %) Number of passengers 3,297,750 (-5.0 %) Capacity utilization rate in % 79.03 (-1.0 pp) June 2012, accumulated Capacity 20,151,186 (-7.6 %) Number of passengers 15,557,228 (-5.3 %) Capacity utilization rate in % 77.20 (+1.9 pp) Further inquiry note: Mathias Radowski Press Officer Tel.: +49 (0)30/3434-1531 E-Mail: Mathias.Radowski@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