EANS-Adhoc: Preliminary results: Air Berlin realises total revenue of EUR 1.241 billion - the operational result reaches EUR 171.7 million

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31.10.2010

ad-hoc disclosure pursuant to section 15 of the WpHG

London, 1 November 2010 - Due to the increasingly positive development of demand
in the third quarter of 2010, Air Berlin PLC´s total revenue increased as
compared to the third quarter of 2009 by 27.4 per cent from EUR 974.0 million to
EUR 1.241 billion (Q3 2009 pro forma*: EUR 1.182 billion). The revenue result
also includes the TUIfly City Carrier business as well as the first-time
consolidation of the NIKI acquisition.

The favourable development in the quarter under review is also reflected in the
EBITDAR which increased from EUR 228.7 million in the third quarter of 2009 to
EUR 336.4 million (Q3 2009 pro forma*: EUR 294.6 million)

The result from operating activities (EBIT) improved from EUR 118.0 million to
EUR 171.7 million in the third quarter (Q3 2009 pro forma*: EUR 151.1 million).
The pre-tax earnings have increased from EUR 121.1 million to EUR 165.0 million
(Q3 2009 pro forma*: EUR 152.4).

The net result in the third quarter 2010 amounts to EUR 135.9 million after EUR
95.2 million in the previous year´s third quarter (Q3 2009 pro forma*: EUR
126.4).

Air Berlin PLC´s total revenue during the first nine months of 2010 increased by
13.7 per cent from EUR 2.470 billion to EUR 2.809 billion as compared to the
previous year (9M pro forma*: EUR 2.834 billion).
From January to September 2010, EBITDAR improved from EUR 390.7 million in the
previous year to EUR 504.7 million (9M pro forma*: EUR 486.8 million).
EBIT decreased from EUR 48.3 million to EUR 44.8 million (9M pro forma*: EUR
58.8 million).
The net result after the first nine months of 2010 amounts to EUR -14.6 million
as compared to EUR 13.8 million in the previous year (9M pro forma*: EUR 22.1
million).

The equity ratio increased from 20 per cent in the previous quarter to 22 per
cent in the third quarter of 2010; net debt further decreased from EUR 493
million to EUR 438 million (including net debt of NIKI´s balance sheet).
On 18 November 2010, Air Berlin will publish detailed information on its third
quarter/ nine months results as well as a complete interim report as of 30
September 2010. This information will be available on the Internet at
ir.airberlin.com starting at 8:00 a.m. (CET).
* Air Berlin Group including the TUIfly City Carrier business and NIKI

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

Further inquiry note:
Ingolf Hegner
Head of Investor Relations
+49 (0)30 3434 1532
[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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