EANS-Adhoc: Air Berlin PLC realises total revenue of EUR 812.9 million in the first quarter of 2012 - operating result increases to EUR -149.3 million compared to previous year's quarter

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3-month report/Q1 2012 results

14.05.2012

Ad hoc Notification Pursuant to § 15 of the German Securities Trading
Act (WpHG)

London, 14 May 2012 - Air Berlin PLC group's revenue increased by 4.0
per cent to EUR 812.9 million in the first quarter of 2012 as
compared to EUR 781.6 million in the previous year's first quarter.

Despite considerable higher expenses as a result of rising oil prices
in the relevant quarter operating expenses increased by 1.5 per cent
only from EUR 971.6 million to EUR 986.0 million due to the
successful implementation of the shape & size efficiency program.

The EBITDAR increased from EUR -25.7 million to EUR 7.2 million in
the first quarter of 2012. Operating result (EBIT) improved from EUR
-188.3 million to EUR -149.3 million. The financial result decreased
from EUR 14.6 million to EUR -3.6 million.

Pre-tax earnings in the first quarter of 2012 amounted to EUR -152.9
million, compared with EUR -173.7 million in the first quarter of
2011. After a tax benefit amounting to EUR 50.0 million, net result
for the first quarter of 2012 amounts to EUR -102.9 million, as
compared to EUR -120.6 million in the first quarter of 2011. Earnings
per share based on the average number of 108.3 million shares
outstanding in the first quarter of 2012 thus amounted to EUR -0.95,
compared with EUR -1.42 in the previous year (both basic and
diluted).

As of 31 March 2012, Air Berlin PLC's total assets amounted to EUR
2,511 million (Q1 2011: EUR 2,592 million), its total equity amounted
to EUR 210.4 million (Q1 2011: EUR 376.8 million), and its net debt
amounted to EUR 676.8 million (Q1 2011: EUR 531.2 million).

On 15 May 2012, Air Berlin will publish detailed information on the
3-month results as well as the complete interim report as of 31 March
2012 on the Internet at ir.airberlin.com starting at 7:30 am (CEST).

Air Berlin PLC The Hour House 32 High Street Rickmansworth WD3 1ER
Hertfordshire Great Britain ISIN GB00B128C026, WKN AB1000 (Share) on
the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (regulated market, Prime Standard) ISIN
DE000A0NQ9H6 (Convertible Bond 2007) Euro MTF Market on the
Luxembourg Stock Exchange ISIN DE000AB100A6 (Bond 2011), ISIN
DE000AB100B4 (Bond April 2011) and ISIN DE000AB100C2 (Bond November
2011) segment Bondm of the open market on the Stuttgart Stock
Exchange and the Main Securities Market of the Irish Stock Exchange

Further inquiry note:
Ingolf Hegner
Head of Investor Relations
+49 (0)30 3434 1590
ihegner@airberlin.com

end of announcement euro adhoc
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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)30/3434-1509
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