06.07.2011 – 08:03

Air Berlin PLC

EANS-News: Air Berlin PLC
airberlin: More passengers and increased capacity utilization in June

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Company Information/Traffic Figures June 2011


Berlin (euro adhoc) - In June 2011, the number of passengers flying airberlin
increased by 4.0 percent to 3,471,923 (2010: 3,337,061 passengers). Fleet
capacity utilization for June increased from 75.0 to 80.1 percent, i.e. an
increase of 5.1 percentage points. In comparison with the corresponding month of
the previous year, fleet capacity was reduced by 
2.5 percent.

For the period from January to June 2011, a total of 16,423,166 passengers
traveled on airberlin's flight route network, i.e. 5.8 percent more than in the
corresponding period of the previous year. Fleet capacity utilization for the
first six months of the year increased from 72.3 to 75.3 percent, i.e. by 3.0
percentage points. airberlin's accumulated fleet capacity showed an increase of
1.5 percent.


June 2011

Capacity                                    4,338,085
Number of passengers                        3,471,923                         
Capacity utilization rate in %                   80.1       

              
June 2011, accumulated
Capacity                                   21,819,161
Number of passengers                       16,423,166          
Capacity utilization rate in %                   75.3

Further inquiry note:
Yasmin Born
Deputy Director Corporate Communications
Tel.: +49 (0)30 3434 1500
Fax: +49 (0)30 3434 1509
E-Mail:  yborn@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)30/3434-1049
mail:         abpresse@airberlin.com
WWW:         http://www.airberlin.com
sector:      Air Transport
ISIN:        GB00B128C026
indexes:     SDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
             Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München 
language:   English