Author: Janis Vanags
Source: A/S Air Baltic Corporation
Latvian national airline airBaltic carried 233,033 passengers in March 2011 (from Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn), representing 2% decrease comparing with the same month in 2010, when airBaltic transported 238,453 passengers.
During the three months of 2011, airBaltic transported a total of 599,078 passengers, or 4% less than during the same period in 2010, when the total number of passengers was 624,191.
In March, airBaltic operated 4,334 flights, or 4% more than in March 2010 when airBaltic operated 4,155 flights.
The airline’s load factor, which represents the number of passengers as a proportion of the number of available seats, in March 2011 was at a level of 71% - or 5% points more than in March 2010.
The 15-minute flight punctuality indicator for airBaltic was at a level of 90.2% in March 2011. This means that more than 90 of every 100 airBaltic flights in March departed at the planned time or with a delay of no more than 15 minutes.
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March ‘11 |
March ‘10 |
Change |
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Number of flights |
4,334 |
4,155 |
+4% |
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Number of passengers |
233,033 |
238,453 |
-2% |
|
Load Factor |
71% |
66% |
+5% p.p. |
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January-March ‘11 |
January-March ‘10 |
Change |
|
Number of flights |
12,166 |
11,731 |
+4% |
|
Number of passengers |
599,078 |
624,191 |
-4% |
|
Load Factor |
64% |
62% |
+2% p.p. |
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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 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. 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.
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