EANS-News: Air Berlin PLC / Air Berlin: Improved revenue in January

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Berlin (euro adhoc) - In January 2010, Air Berlin, Germany's second-largest
airline company, increased its revenue per available seat kilometer (ASK) to
5.24 Eurocents, i.e. an increase of 5.6 percent over the corresponding month of
the previous year (January 2009: 4.96 Eurocents). Fleet capacity utilization
decreased slightly to 69.1 percent, i.e. by 0.3 percentage points (2009: 69.4
percent).
Capacity in January 2010 was reduced by 0.7 percent in comparison with the
corresponding month of the previous year. The number of passengers transported
decreased from 1,903,330 to 1,880,669 passengers (including those traveling on
the acquired TUIfly routes), i.e. a decrease of 1.2 percent.

January 2010
Capacity 2.723.743
Number of passengers 1.880.669
Capacity utilization rate in % 69,1

Further inquiry note:
Yasmin Born
Senior Manager Public Relations
phone: +49 (0)30 3434 1500
fax: +49 (0)30 3434 1509
e-mail: [email protected]
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issuer: Air Berlin PLC
The Hour House, High Street 32
UK-WD3 1ER Rickmansworth, Herts
phone: +49 (0)30 3434 1500
FAX: +49 (0)30/3434-1049
mail: [email protected]
WWW: http://www.airberlin.com
sector: Air Transport
ISIN: GB00B128C026
indexes: SDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München
language: English

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