EANS-News: airberlin again increases capacity utilization

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Company Information/Traffic Figures October 2012

Berlin (euro adhoc) - In October 2012, airberlin increased its
capacity utilization to 81.00 percent, i.e. an increase of 1.3
percentage points over the corresponding month of the previous year.
Last month, airberlin welcomed 3,177,080 passengers on board. Since
airberlin reduced its capacity by 6.6 percent in October 2012 within
the framework of its "Shape and Size" efficiency-increasing
programme, whereas the number of passengers decreased by 5.0 percent
(October 2011: 3,345,832 passengers), capacity utilization in monthly
comparison increased to 81.00 percent (October 2011: 79.71 percent).

Over the first ten months of 2012, airberlin increased its capacity
utilization by 1.4 percentage points over the previous year.
Germany's second-largest airline company reduced its capacity in
yearly comparison by a total of 6.8 percent to 36,722,643. Over the
same period, airberlin transported 29,427,749 passengers, i.e. only
5.1 percent less than in the period from January to October 2011.
airberlin thus increased flight capacity utilization to 80.14
percent.

October 2012

Capacity 3,922,105 (-6.6 %)
Number of passengers 3,177,080 (-5.0 %)
Capacity utilization rate in % 81.00 (+1.3 pp)

October 2012, accumulated
Capacity 36,722,643 (-6.8 %)
Number of passengers 29,427,749 (-5.1 %)
Capacity utilization rate in % 80.14 (+1.4 pp)

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

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company: Air Berlin PLC
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