EANS-Adhoc: Air Berlin realises total revenue of EUR 690.9 million in the first three months of 2010 - operational result reaches EUR -98.6 million

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three-month-results

18.05.2010

Ad-hoc-release pursuant to § 15 of the German Securities Trading Act
(WpHG)

London, 18 May 2010 - Air Berlin´s total revenue in the first quarter
of the 2010 financial year increased compared to the first quarter of
2009 due to the acquisition of the TUIfly City Carrier business by
4.5 per cent from EUR 661.2 million to EUR 690.9 million (Q1 2009
pro-forma*: EUR 714.2 million).

Despite the cold and long-lasting winter, Air Berlin successfully
reduced its total operational expenditures (after taking into account
its acquisition of the TUIfly City Carrier business), which was
mainly due to reduced costs for jet fuel. Accordingly the EBITDAR has
increased to EUR 44.1 million.(Q1 2009: EUR 27.1 million, pro-forma:
EUR 30.2 million).

The result from operating activities (EBIT) reached EUR -98.6 million
compared to EUR -87.3 million in 2009 (pro forma: EUR -107.6
million). The pre-tax earnings amounted to EUR -125.5 million (Q1
2009: EUR -118.6 million, pro-forma: EUR -139.0 million).

Net results for the first three months of 2010 amount to EUR -93.6
million as compared to EUR -88.4 million in the first quarter 2009
(pro-forma: EUR -108.9 million).

Air Berlin will publish detailed information on its first quarter
results as well as a complete interim report as of 31 March 2010 on
20 May 2010. This information will be available starting at 7:30 a.m.
(CEST) on the Internet at ir.airberlin.com.

* Air Berlin Group including TUIfly City Carrier business

Air Berlin PLC
The Hour House
32 High Street
Rickmansworth WD3 1ER
Hertfordshire Great Britain
WKN AB1000 (Share)
on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
(Regulated Market, Prime Standard)
WKN A0NQ9H (Convertible Bond 2007)
Euro MTF Market
on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
WKN A1ALH0 (Convertible Bond 2009)
Open Market on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

end of announcement euro adhoc
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ots Originaltext: Air Berlin PLC & Co Luftverkehrs KG
Im Internet recherchierbar: http://www.presseportal.de

Further inquiry note:

Ingolf Hegner

Head of Investor Relations

+49 (0)30 3434 1532

ihegner@airberlin.com

Branche: Air Transport
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