euro adhoc: Air Berlin PLC / other / Air Berlin: More than 2 million passengers in November Passenger increase according to plan, but problems with system integration

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Traffic figures

06.12.2007

This month, for the seventh time in a row, Air Berlin transported
more than two million passengers. In November 2007, Air Berlin
(including its subsidiaries LTU and Belair) welcomed 2,048,196
passengers on board, i.e. a 19.2 percent increase over the
corresponding month of the previous year (11/2006: 1,718,787
passengers, including LTU und Belair). Fleet capacity utilization
improved to 72.1 percent, i.e. an increase of 3.5 percentage points
over the corresponding month of the previous year (11/2006: 68.6
percent). Flight revenue per available seat kilometer (ASK) increased
from 4.35 to 4.41 Eurocents, i.e. an increase of 1.36 percent.

For the first eleven months of 2007, the accumulated number of
passengers traveling on Air Berlin totaled 25,958,556 passengers
(01-11/2006: 23,559,250), i.e. an increase of 10.2 percent. Capacity
utilization over the January to November 2007 period improved by 1.5
percentage points to 77.7 percent (2006: 76.2 percent).

Although the number of passengers increased according to plan, fleet
capacity utilization for November was lower than expected.
Considerable technical problems were experienced merging the capacity
control systems of Air Berlin and LTU. As a result, the originally
planned capacity cuts for the months of November and December could
not be implemented to their full extent. Therefore, both the seat
load factor and yield development were not sufficiently positive. The
non-recurrent charges for these two months amount to a double-digit
figure in the lower million euro range. This is a one-time charge,
since the system integration has been completed in the meantime. For
2008, Air Berlin is right on track with capacity adjustment. It is
anticipated that the non-recurrent charges can be offset with
non-recurrent income in order to reach the 2007 annual target.

end of announcement euro adhoc 06.12.2007 07:45:00
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ots Originaltext: Air Berlin PLC & Co Luftverkehrs KG
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Further inquiry note:

Ingolf Hegner
Head of Investor Relations
+49 (0)30 3434 1532
ihegner@airberlin.com

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