Number of airBaltic passengers grows by 21% in August

15.09.2010 06:06 | Latvia

Author: Janis Vanags
Source: A/S Air Baltic Corporation

Latvian airline airBaltic carried overall 361,085 passengers in August 2010 (from Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn), representing 21% increase comparing with the same month in 2009, when airBaltic transported 298,610 passengers.

During the first eight months of the 2010, airBaltic transported a total of 2,200,517 passengers, or 22% more than during the same period in 2009, when the total number of passengers was 1,800,595.

In August, airBaltic operated 5,771 flight, or 31% more than in August 2009 when airBaltic operated 4,392 flights. Between January and the end of August, the airline provided 38,269 flights in all, representing 28% increase comparing with the same period in 2009.

The airline’s load factor, which represents the number of passengers as a proportion of the number of available seats, in August 2010 was at a level of 75% - or 2% points less than in August 2009. During the first eight months of 2010 airline’s load factor was at a level of 69%, or 1% point more than in the same period in 2009.

The 15-minute flight punctuality indicator for airBaltic was at a level of 82.4% in August 2010. This means that more than 82 of every 100 airBaltic flights in August departed at the planned time or with a delay of no more than 15 minutes.

	August ‘10	August ‘09	Change
Number of flights	5,771	4,392	31%
Number of passengers	361,085	298,610	21%
Load Factor	75%	77%	-2% p.p.
	January-August‘10	January-August ‘09	Change
Number of flights	38,269	29,917	28%
Number of passengers	2,200,517	1,800,595	22%
Load Faor	69%	68%	+1% p.p.

airBalticin brief:

AIR BALTIC CORPORATION (airBaltic) is a joint stock company that was established in 1995. The primary shareholders are the Latvian state, with 52.6% of stock, and SIA Baltijas aviācijas sistēmas, with 47.2% of stock. The airBaltic fleet consists of 33 aircraft – ten Boeing 737-500, eight Boeing 737-300, two Boeing 757-200, ten Fokker 50 airplanes and three Bombardier Q400Next Gen. airBaltic offers nonstop flights from three Baltic capital cities – Riga, Vilnius, and Tallinn. airBaltic received the title of Airline of the Year 2009/2010 (Gold Award) from the European Regions Airline Association. airBaltic is the winner of Air Transport World Phoenix Award 2010 – a global recognition of excellence in restructuring business. airBaltic was chosen for anna.aero ANNIES Award as Europe's largest flag carrier by new routes.