Author: Jānis Vanags
Source: www.airbaltic.com
In September 2013, Latvian airline airBaltic carried 264,028 passengers throughout its network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, CIS and the Middle East. During the first nine months of 2013, airBaltic has transported a total of 2,222,780 passengers.
In September the airline operated 4,111 flights, or 5% less than in the same period of 2012, when 4,305 flightshave been operated by airBaltic. During the first nine months of 2013 the airline operated 34,791 flights.
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The airline’s load factor, which represents the number of passengers as a proportion of the number of available seats, in September 2013 stood at a level of 71%.
The 15-minute flight punctuality indicator for airBaltic reached a level of 91,4% in September 2013. This means that 91 of every 100 airBaltic flights in September departed at the planned time or with a delay of no more than 15 minutes.
As announced recently, airBaltic has achieved a net profit of EUR +13.2 million in the third quarter of 2013. airBaltic has by far surpassed its original plans and turned around last year’s loss of EUR -26.72 million into a net profit of EUR +0.72 million in the nine months Jan-Sept 2013.
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| September ‘13 |
Number of flights |
| 4,111 |
Number of passengers |
| 264,028 |
Load Factor |
| 71% |
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| January - September‘13 |
Number of flights |
| 34,791 |
Number of passengers |
| 2,222,780 |
Load Factor |
| 71% |
airBaltic in 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 25 aircraft – five Boeing 737-500, eight Boeing 737-300 and twelve 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. In 2012, airBaltic was ranked by Airlinetrends among the Top 10 airlines globally for innovations.
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