airBaltic Serves 251 000 Passengers in October

27.11.2012 06:58 | Latvia

Author: Janis Vanags
Source: Air Baltic Corporation

In October 2012, Latvian airline airBaltic operated 4,141 flights, or 7% less than in October 2011 when airBaltic operated 4,467 flights.

The airline carried 251,705 passengers in October. During the first ten months of 2012, airBaltic transported a total of 2,582,520 passengers.

The airline’s load factor, which represents the number of passengers as a proportion of the number of available seats, in October 2012 was at a level of 71%. The airline load factor for the first ten months of 2012 was 74% - 1% point less than in the same period in 2011.

The 15-minute flight punctuality indicator for airBaltic was at a level of 87.88% in October 2012. This means that 87 of every 100 airBaltic flights in October departed at the planned time or with a delay of no more than 15 minutes.

		October ‘12
Number of flights		4,141
Number of passengers		251,705
Load Factor		71%
		January - October ‘12
Number of flights		41,236
Number of passengers		2,582,520
Load Factor		74%

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 32 aircraft – six Boeing 737-500, eight Boeing 737-300, 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.