Riga, 08.09.2008 The Latvian airline airBaltic carried 294,354 passengers in August 2008, or 37% more than in the same month in 2007, when airBaltic transported 215,565 passengers. During the eigtht months of 2008, airBaltic transported a total of 1,696,826 passengers, or 32% more than during the same period in 2007, when the total number of passengers was 1,287,227. In August, airBaltic operated 4,596 flights, or 30% more than the 3,535 flights of August 2007. Between January and the end of August, the airline increased its number of flights by 33% over the same period in 2007 - up to 31,280 flights in all. Cabin factor in August 2008 was at a level of 72%. During the eight months of 2008 airline’s cabin factor was at a level of 62%. The 15-minute flight punctuality indicator for airBaltic was at a level of 75.2% in August 2008. This means that more than 75 of every 100 airBaltic flights in August departed at the planned time or with a delay of no more than 15 minutes. | | August ‘08 | August ‘07 | Change | | Number of flights | 4,596 | 3,535 | 30% | | Number of passengers | 294,354 | 215,565 | 37% | | Cabin Factor | 72% | 72% | 0% p.p. | | | January-August ‘08 | January-August ‘07 | Change | | Number of flights | 31,280 | 23,514 | 33% | | Number of passengers | 1,696,826 | 1,287,227 | 32% | | Cabin Factor | 62% | 64% | - 2% p.p. |
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