EANS-News: Air Berlin PLC / Air Berlin: More passengers in June

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Berlin (euro adhoc) - In June 2010, Air Berlin, Germany's second-largest airline
company, welcomed 3,022,294 passengers on board, i.e. an increase of 3.4 percent
(June 2009: 2,922,098 passengers, including those traveling on the acquired
TUIfly routes). Fleet capacity utilization decreased to 75.1 percent, i.e. by
3.7 percentage points (June 2009: 78.8 percent). Revenue per available seat
kilometer (ASK) decreased by 9.3 percent, i.e. from 6.07 to 5.51 Eurocents.

For the period from January to June 2010, Air Berlin transported a total of
14,227,985 passengers (including those traveling on the acquired TUIfly routes),
i.e. slightly less (-0.8 percent) than in the corresponding period of the
previous year (2009: 14,337,952 passengers). Fleet capacity utilization for the
first six months of the year decreased by 2.2 percentage points to 72.6 percent
(2009: 74.8 percent). Accumulated capacity for the January to June 2010 period
increased by 2.2 percent.

June 2010
Capacity 4,022,960
Number of passengers 3,022,294
Capacity utilization rate in % 75.1

June 2010, accumulated
Capacity 19,600,481
Number of passengers 14,227,985
Capacity utilization rate in % 72.6

Further inquiry note:
Yasmin Born
Deputy Director Corporate Communications
Tel.: +49 (0)30 3434 1536
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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