euro adhoc: Austrian Airlines AG / Financial Figures/Balance Sheet / POSITIVE ANNUAL RESULT OF EUR 3.3 MILLION IN 2007

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12.03.2008

Adjusted EBIT returns clearly into positive figures at EUR 39.1m

Net debt reduced to EUR 982.9m

At EUR 3.3m (2006 figure: EUR -129.9m), the annual result of
the Austrian Airlines Group bounced back into positive figures in
2007, following two years of negative results. This is an
improvement of EUR 133.2m. The company improved its EBIT from EUR
-89.0m in 2006 to EUR 25.6m in the report period 2007. The
adjusted EBIT of EUR 39.1m in 2007 rose by EUR 47.4m, a substantial
increase on the figure for the previous year. For the first time
since 2004, this figure shows a positive numeric value.

In line with the reduction in available seat kilometers (ASK) of
15.4% which affected mainly the long-haul segment while there was a
strong growth in the core markets (short- and medium haul
segment), the flight revenue of the Austrian Airlines Group fell
at a slower rate than production in the report period,
decreasing by just 3.7% to EUR 2,368.6m (2006 figure: EUR 2,458.8m).
At EUR 2,550.9m, the Group's operating revenue was slightly
(4.2%) below the figure for the previous year.

The net debt of the Group fell to EUR 982.9m in the past business
year. On the balance sheet date 31 December 2007, the equity ratio
of the Austrian Airlines Group at 27.7% was above the comparable
figure for 2006 (24.5%) due to the consistent reduction in
liabilities.

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