Lufthansa Group reports 41% surge on Middle East/Africa pax in Dec-2009

Lufthansa Group reports (12-Jan-2010) the following traffic highlights on Middle East and Africa services:

• Dec-2009:
  • Passenger numbers: 363,000, +41.8% year-on-year;
    • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines: 207,000, +10.8%;
  • Passenger load factor: 74.2%, +0.2 ppt;
    • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines: 74.1%, +0.6 ppt;
• 12 months ended 31-Dec-2009:
  • Passenger numbers: 3.7 million, +21.9%;
    • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines: 2.3 million, +10.3%;
  • Passenger load factor: 73.2%, -4.3 ppts;
    • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines: 71.7%, -4.6 ppts.