The FINANCIAL -- In February 2010, Air Berlin, Germany's second-largest airline company, transported 1,951,085 passengers (including those travelling on the acquired TUIfly routes), i.e. 3.1 percent more than in the corresponding month of the previous year (February 2009: 1,893,197 passengers, including those travelling on the acquired TUIfly routes).

At the same time, Air Berlin was able to increase its revenue per available seat kilometer (ASK) to 5.51 Eurocents, i.e. an increase of 3.3 percent (February 2009: 5.33 Eurocents). Fleet capacity utilization decreased slightly to 70.6 percent, i.e. by 0.3 percentage points (February 2009: 70.9 percent). Capacity increased by 3.5 percent as compared to the corresponding month of the previous year.

For the period from January to February 2010, Air Berlin welcomed a total of 3,831,754 passengers on board (including those travelling on the acquired TUIfly routes), i.e. 0.9 percent more than in the corresponding period of the previous year (2009: 3,796,527 passengers). Accumulated capacity increased by 1.4 percent. Fleet capacity utilization for the first two months of the year decreased by 0.3 percentage points to 69.9 percent (2009: 70.2 percent).

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