airBaltic Load Factor +1% for the First Five Months

18.06.2012 06:15 | Latvia

Author: Janis Vanags
Source: Air Baltic Corporation

In May 2012, Latvian airline airBaltic operated 4,473 flights, or 17% less than in May 2011 when airBaltic 5,358 flights.

The airline carried 270,994 passengers in May. During the first five months of 2012, airBaltic transported a total of 1,112,140 passengers.

The airline achieved a 1 percentage point improvement of load factor, which represents the number of passengers as a proportion of the number of available seats, to 70% for the first five months of 2012, compared to the first five months in 2011. The airline’s load factor in May 2012 was at a level of 70%.

The 15-minute flight punctuality indicator for airBaltic was at a level of 93.8% in May 2012. This means that 93 of every 100 airBaltic flights in May departed at the planned time or with a delay of no more than 15 minutes.

		May ‘12
Number of flights		4,473
Number of passengers		270,994
Load Factor		70%
		January - May ‘12
Number of flights		19,382
Number of passengers		1 112 140
Load Factor		70%

airBalticin brief:

AIR BALTIC CORPORATION (airBaltic) is a joint stock company that was established in 1995. The primary shareholder is Latvian state with 99.8% of stock. The airBaltic fleet consists of 34 aircraft – six Boeing 737-500, eight Boeing 737-300, two Boeing 757-200, ten Fokker 50 airplanes and eight 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 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.