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airBaltic carrier reports 22.3% rise in passenger numbers for nine months

BC, Riga, 22.10.2019.Print version
Latvia's airBaltic national carrier flew 3.875 million passengers in the first nine months of 2019, which is an increase of 22.3% against the same period last year, the company informed LETA.

In September, airBaltic carried 501,149 passengers, an increase of 25.6% against the same period a year ago.


During the first nine months of 2019, airBaltic operated 47,779 flights, up 13% against the same period last year when the airline operated 42,294 flights. In September 2019, the number of airBaltic flights rose 12.7% on year to 5,756. 


The airline's load factor was 77% in the nine months of 2019 and 80% in September of this year.


In the first nine months of 2018, airBaltic flew 3.169 mln passengers, including 398,846 people flown in September. 


As reported, airBaltic profit last year increased 46% to EUR 5.4 mln, while the airline's turnover rose 18% to EUR 408.7 mln.







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