Air Berlin PLC & Co Luftverkehrs KG
EANS-News: airberlin again increases capacity utilization
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Company Information/Traffic Figures October 2012 Berlin (euro adhoc) - In October 2012, airberlin increased its capacity utilization to 81.00 percent, i.e. an increase of 1.3 percentage points over the corresponding month of the previous year. Last month, airberlin welcomed 3,177,080 passengers on board. Since airberlin reduced its capacity by 6.6 percent in October 2012 within the framework of its "Shape and Size" efficiency-increasing programme, whereas the number of passengers decreased by 5.0 percent (October 2011: 3,345,832 passengers), capacity utilization in monthly comparison increased to 81.00 percent (October 2011: 79.71 percent). Over the first ten months of 2012, airberlin increased its capacity utilization by 1.4 percentage points over the previous year. Germany's second-largest airline company reduced its capacity in yearly comparison by a total of 6.8 percent to 36,722,643. Over the same period, airberlin transported 29,427,749 passengers, i.e. only 5.1 percent less than in the period from January to October 2011. airberlin thus increased flight capacity utilization to 80.14 percent. October 2012 Capacity 3,922,105 (-6.6 %) Number of passengers 3,177,080 (-5.0 %) Capacity utilization rate in % 81.00 (+1.3 pp) October 2012, accumulated Capacity 36,722,643 (-6.8 %) Number of passengers 29,427,749 (-5.1 %) Capacity utilization rate in % 80.14 (+1.4 pp) Further inquiry note: Mathias Radowski Pressereferent Tel.: +49 (0)30/3434-1500 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, free trade/Bondm: Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt language: English