Estonian Air passenger number increases 7.3% in the first eight months

y-o-y, on regular flights 10.5%, while Tallinn Airport passenger numbers increased by 10.3% and 7.0% respectively.

 

In August Estonian Air carried 73 335 passengers, out of which 67 056 on regular flights. The number of passengers on regular flights increased 1% y-o-y while the total number of passengers decreased 6.4% y-o-y, mainly due to a drop in charter operations.

 

In the first eight months of the year the market share of Estonian Air in the regular flights segment at Tallinn Airport was 45%, which is 1 percentage point higher y-o-y. The overall market share (regular and charter flights) was 42%, which is 1 percentage point lower y-o-y.

  

„The economic recession, decrease in demand and dropping number of incoming tourists are influencing our figures the same way as those of other companies. Estonian Air is focusing on strengthening its position on the market by continuous monitoring of customer service and development of regular services,” said Andrus Aljas, Estonian Air President and CEO.

 

Estonian Air operated 8294 flights in the first eight months of the year, which is 36% more flights y-o-y. In August 1001 flights were operated, which is 17.5% more flights y-o-y.

 

The regularity of Estonian Air in the first eight months was 99.0% and the 15-minute punctuality was 84.4%. In August the regularity and the punctuality were 99.9% and 81.3% respectively.

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Estonian Air, Estonia’s national carrier, is offering non-stop flights from the Estonian capital, Tallinn throughout Europe: Barcelona, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, Dubrovnik, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Helsinki, Kiev, Kuressaare, London, Milan, Minsk, Moscow, Munich, Oslo, Paris, Rome, Simferopol, Stockholm, Vienna and Vilnius – altogether to 22 destinations, and from Kuressaare to Stockholm.

Estonian Air carried 745 600 passengers in 2007.

Estonian Air is owned by SAS Group, the State of Estonia and the Estonian investment bank Cresco.

 

Additional information:
Ilona Eskelinen, PR Director

AS Estonian Air, Lennujaama 13, 11101 Tallinn
Phone: +372 6401 178, GSM:+372 5107 837, Fax: +372 6401 204
pr@estonian-air.ee; www.estonian-air.ee