EANS-News: Air Berlin PLC / airberlin: More guests per flight in 2012

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Company Information/Traffic Figures December 2012

Berlin (euro adhoc) - In 2012, airberlin increased its capacity
utilization rate by 1.6 percentage points over the previous year, to
79.80 percent, and was therefore able to welcome more guests on board
per flight. Over the 2012 period, airberlin has reduced its capacity
in a targeted manner by eliminating unprofitable routes and has
optimized flight frequencies by 7.4 percent in yearly comparison. In
this manner, the capacity utilization rate increased, since airberlin
transported 2012 a total of 33,346,495 guests, i.e. only 5.5 percent
less than in the previous year (2011: 35,300,209 guests).

In December 2012, airberlin increased its capacity utilization rate
by 3.1 percentage points over the previous year. Germany's
second-largest airline company reduced its capacity in December by
12.1 percent, to 2,375,083 seats, in yearly comparison. In December
2012, airberlin transported 1,848,313 flight-guests, i.e. only 8.5
percent less than in the corresponding month of the previous year.
airberlin thus increased its flight capacity utilization in December
2012 to 77.82 percent.

December 2012

Capacity 2,375,083 (-12.1 %)
Number of flight-guests 1,848,313 (-8.5 %)
Capacity utilization rate in % 77.82% (+3.1 pp)

December 2012, accumulated
Capacity 41,788,847 (-7.4 %)
Number of flight-guests 33,346,495 (-5.5 %)
Capacity utilization rate in % 79.80% (+1.6 pp)

Further inquiry note:
Mathias Radowski
Pressereferent
Tel.: +49 (0)30/3434-1500
E-Mail: Mathias.Radowski@airberlin.com

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company: 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, free trade/Bondm:
Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
language: English