EANS-News: Air Berlin PLC / Air Berlin transports 27.9 million passengers in 2009

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Company Information/Traffic Figures December 2009

Berlin (euro adhoc) - In 2009, Air Berlin, Germany's second-largest
airline company, transported a total of 27,911,193 passengers
(including those traveling on the TUIfly routes acquired on 25
October 2009), thus confirming the company's spring 2009 forecast
with respect to the development in the number of passengers traveling
with Air Berlin. The 2009 figure corresponds to a decrease of 3.9
percent in comparison with the previous year (2008: 29,050,967
passengers, including those traveling on the acquired TUIfly routes).
One of the reasons for this decline is that the accumulated capacity
was reduced by 2.6 percent. Despite the difficult market environment,
fleet capacity utilization in 2009 reached 77.3 percent, a decline of
only one percentage point (2008: 78.3 percent). Revenue per available
seat kilometer (ASK) increased to 5.75 Eurocents, i.e. a 7 percent
increase over the previous year (2008: 5.38 Eurocents).

In December 2009, Air Berlin welcomed 2,050,380 passengers on board
(including those traveling on the acquired TUIfly routes), i.e. 0.8
percent more than in the corresponding month of the previous year
(December 2008: 2,034,809 passengers, including those traveling on
the acquired TUIfly routes). Fleet capacity utilization increased by
0.5 percentage points to 73.1 percent (December 2008: 72.6 percent).
Capacity remained at the previous year's level (+0.1 percent).
Revenue per available seat kilometer (ASK) for December 2009 amounted
to 4.98 Eurocents, i.e. a 6.5 percent decrease in comparison with the
previous year (December 2008: 5.33 Eurocents).

December 2009

Capacity 2,805,117
Number of passengers 2,050,380
Capacity utilization rate in % 73.1

December 2009, accumulated
Capacity 36,124,762
Number of passengers 27,911,193
Capacity utilization rate in % 77.3

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

Claudia Löffler

Senior Manager Public Relations, Air Berlin

phone: + 49 30 3434 1500

fax: + 49 30 3434 1509

e-mail: cloeffler@airberlin.com

Branche: Air Transport
ISIN: GB00B128C026
WKN: AB1000
Index: SDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
Hamburg / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade
München / free trade