EANS-Adhoc: Air Berlin PLC / Air Berlin increases revenue to 3.4 billion euros in 2008 - operational result reaches 14.2 million euros

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full year results 2008

30.03.2009

Ad-Hoc Release pursuant to Sec. 15 Securities Trading Act (WpHG)

London, 30 March 2009 - Despite the difficult conditions for the
aviation industry the Air Berlin PLC has achieved an operational
result (EBIT) of 14.2 million euros in the financial year 2008. The
consolidated total revenue reached 3.40 billion euro (pro forma 2007:
3.19 billion Euro*). That corresponds to an increase of 6.7 per cent.
Earnings in 2008 were mainly affected by two opposing influences. On
the one hand the performance enhancement programme implemented in
summer 2008 led to a significant earnings improvement on the
operating level. On the other hand, the financial result worsened
significantly. Despite substantially higher expenses for jet fuel,
the operating result on the EBITDAR level improved by 11.6 percent
from 427.4 million euros in 2007 to 476.8 million euros. Because of a
high negative change in the fair value of cross-currency interest
rate swaps, which had no cash effect, as a consequence of the extreme
volatilities caused by the world financial markets crisis, the result
before taxes changed only slightly in the financial year from -59.4
million euros in previous year to -57.8 million euros. After taxes
the net result for 2008 amount to -75.0 million euros, compared with
-39.9 million euros in the previous year. The tax expense in 2008
results primarily from the write-off of deferred tax assets on tax
loss carryforwards due to restructuring. Earnings per share amounted
to -1.14, compared with 0.33 as reported in the previous year.

Air Berlin publishes detailed information to the year-end financial
statements as well as the complete annual report starting from 8:00 h
(CEST) in the Internet under ir.airberlin.com.

* pro forma data: the Air Berlin Group including its subsidiaries LTU
and Belair over the whole of 2007.

Air Berlin PLC
The Hour House
32 High Street
Rickmansworth WD3 1ER
Hertfordshire Great Britain
WKN AB1000 (Share)
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
(Official Market, Prime Standard)
WKN AONQ9H (Convertible Bond)
Euro MTF Market
on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange

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ots Originaltext: Air Berlin PLC & Co Luftverkehrs KG
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Further inquiry note:

Ingolf Hegner

Head of Investor Relations

+49 (0)30 3434 1532

ihegner@airberlin.com

Branche: Air Transport
ISIN: GB00B128C026
WKN: AB1000
Index: SDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
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