Number of airBaltic passengers grows by 16% in September

15.10.2010 06:06 | Latvia

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

Latvian airline airBaltic carried overall 318,807 passengers in September 2010 (from Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn), representing 16% increase comparing with the same month in 2009, when airBaltic transported 275,139 passengers.

During the first nine months of the 2010, airBaltic transported a total of 2,519,324 passengers, or 21% more than during the same period in 2009, when the total number of passengers was 2,075,734.

In September, airBaltic operated 5,296 flight, or 25% more than in September 2009 when airBaltic operated 4,236 flights. Between January and the end of September, the airline provided 43,565 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 September 2010 was at a level of 73% - or 1% point more than in September 2009. During the first nine months of 2010 airline’s load factor was at a level of 69%, or the same level as in the same period in 2009.

The 15-minute flight punctuality indicator for airBaltic was at a level of 80% in September 2010. This means that 80 of every 100 airBaltic flights in September departed at the planned time or with a delay of no more than 15 minutes.

	September ‘10	September ‘09	Change
Number of flights	5,296	4,236	25%
Number of passengers	318,807	275,139	16%
Load Factor	73%	72%	+1% p.p.
	January-September‘10	January-September ‘09	Change
Number of flights	43,565	34,153	28%
Number of passengers	2,519,324	2,075,734	21%
Load Factor	69%	69%	0% 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. In summer 2010, airBaltic was chosen for anna.aero ANNIES Award as Europe's largest flag carrier by new routes. airBaltic won a special Pacesetter Award 2010 from the Jury of the Budgies World Low Cost Airline Awards, recognising achievements of airBaltic as a hybrid airline.