Airport, Estonia, EU – Baltic States, Transport

In December Estonian Air carried 39,551 passengers, a decrease of 3.7%.

Estonian Air operated altogether 11,063 flights (an increase of 2.5% compared to 2013), out of which 835 in December. The load factor of Estonian Air regular flights was 65.3% which is 1.6%age points lower than in 2013.

“The overall traffic figures of 2014 on our core routes were in line with forecast. At the same time, the crisis we witnessed throughout last year followed by economic slowdown has rapidly changed the market conditions with substantially lower passenger volumes on Kiev, St. Petersburg and Moscow routes,” said Indrek Randveer, the CCO of Estonian Air. “Like other airlines in Northern Europe we have been facing an intensified international competition and tough price competition.”

“Last year the number of charter flights increased by 166% compared to previous year. We kept our aircraft in regular operation and thereby used the free capacity of our fleet economically,” added Randveer.

In 2014, the 15-minute punctuality of Estonian Air flights was 92.9%, an increase of 1.7%age points compared to last year. The regularity of Estonian Air flights was 99.0%, a decrease of 0.3%age points compared to last year. In December the punctuality and regularity were 90.3% and 98.4% respectively.

Estonian Air, Estonia’s national carrier, is the biggest operator at Tallinn Airport.