EANS-News: Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG
airberlin improves capacity
utilization in January
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Company Information/Traffic Figures January 2012 Berlin (euro adhoc) - In the context of its efficiency-increasing program "Shape & Size" and for the first time since the publication of its traffic figures, airberlin, Germany's second-largest airline, has succeeded in increasing the capacity utilization rate for January to approximately 75 percent, i.e. 2.6 percentage points more than in the corresponding month of the previous year (01/2011: 72.35 percent). In monthly comparison, the company had reduced capacity by 14.4 percent in a targeted manner, whereas the number of passengers transported only decreased by 11.3 percent, namely from 2,145,188 passengers in January 2011 to 1,901,779 passengers in January 2012. January 2012 Capacity 2,536,965 Number of passengers 1,901,779 Capacity utilization rate in % 74.96 Further inquiry note: Claudia Löffler Senior Manager Public Relations Tel.: +49 (0)30 3434 1500 Fax: +49 (0)30 3434 1509 E-Mail: claudia.loeffler@airberlin.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- company: Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG The Hour House, High Street 32 UK-WD3 1ER Rickmansworth, Herts phone: +49 (0)30 3434 1500 FAX: +49 (0)30/3434-1509 mail: abpresse@airberlin.com WWW: http://www.airberlin.com sector: Air Transport ISIN: GB00B128C026 indexes: SDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt language: English
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