EANS-News: airberlin: Increased capacity utilization in September

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Company Information/Traffic figures September 2012

Berlin (euro adhoc) - airberlin increased its capacity utilization in
September 2012 to 85.45 percent, i.e. an increase of 2.6 percentage
points over the corresponding month of the previous year. In
September 2012, airberlin welcomed 3,537,477 passengers on board,
i.e. 4.0 percent less than in the previous year (September 2011:
3,683,519 passengers). Since airberlin reduced capacity by 6.9
percent in the context of the efficiency-increasing program "Shape &
Size", capacity utilization in monthly comparison increased to 85.45
percent (September 2011: 82.85 percent).

In the first nine months of 2012, airberlin increased its capacity
utilization by 1.4 percentage points over the previous year.
Germany's second-largest airline company reduced capacity by a total
of 6.8 percent in comparison with the previous year, to 32,800,538
seats. At the same time, airberlin transported 26,250,669 passengers,
i.e. only 5.1 percent less than in the January to September period of
2011, and thus increased flight capacity utilization to a total of
80.03 percent.

September 2012

Capacity 4,139,729 (-6.9 %)
Number of passengers 3,537,477 (-4.0 %)
Capacity utilization rate in % 85.45 (+2.6 pp)

September 2012, accumulated
Capacity 32,800,538 (-6.8 %)
Number of passengers 26,250,669 (-5.1 %)
Capacity utilization rate in % 80.03 (+1.4 pp)

Further inquiry note:
Mathias Radowski
Press Officer
Tel.: +49 (0)30/3434-1500
E-Mail: Mathias.Radowski@airberlin.com

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