In the first five months of 2012, Estonian Air carried 46% more passengers than in the same period in 2011. The amount of passengers on regular flights increased by almost half, also the load factor of Estonian Air flights has improved significantly.

In May Estonian Air carried in Tallinn Airport altogether 98,439 passengers on regular flights, which is 91.1% increase compared to last year. The load factor of Estonian Air flights in May was 73.8% which is 11.4 percentage points higher than year before,TravelDailyNews.com reported.

In the first five months of 2012, Estonian Air carried altogether 323 240 passengers, out of which 322 590 on regular flights. The amount of passengers on regular flights increased by 46%.

Estonian Air operated 7433 flights in the first five months, which is 65.4% more flights than last year. In May 2192 flights were operated, which is 98.9% more flights than last year.

The regularity of Estonian Air flights in the first five months was 98.6% and the 15-minute punctuality was 83.2%. In May the regularity and the punctuality were 99% and 84.9% respectively.

“The new business model, which was launched at the end of March, has shown positive results: the number of point-to-point and transit passengers has increased significantly and the operations have been stabilized,“ said Rauno Parras, CCO of Estonian Air.

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