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.
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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.
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