Lufthansa Group pax numbers up 12.1% in Jul-2009

Lufthansa passenger numbers up 12.1% - traffic highlights in Jul-2009:

• Passenger numbers: 7.2 million, +12.1% year-on-year;
  • Europe: 5.6 million, +15.0%;
  • Trans-Atlantic: 791,000, -3.3%;
  • Asia Pacific: 442,000, -4.3%;
  • Middle East & Africa: 353,000, +34.2%;
  • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines: 5.2 million, +0.3%;
    • Europe: 3.9 million, stable;
    • Trans-Atlantic: 674,000, -2.9%;
    • Asia Pacific: 378,000, -0.3%;
    • Middle East & Africa: 212,000, +19.8%;
  • SWISS: 1.3 million, +0.4%;
  • Bmi: 757,000, n/a;
• Passenger load factor: 83.1%, +0.4 ppt;
  • Europe: 76.1%, +2.0 ppts;
  • Trans-Atlantic: 90.0%, +0.8 ppt;
  • Asia Pacific: 85.8%, +2.0 ppts;
  • Middle East & Africa: 76.6%, -4.6 ppts;
  • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines: 82.8%, +0.8 ppt;
    • Europe: 74.7%, +1.5 ppt;
    • Trans-Atlantic: 89.4%, +0.7 ppt;
    • Asia Pacific: 85.3%, +2.5 ppts;
    • Middle East & Africa: 73.5%, -5.2 ppts;
  • SWISS: 86.4%, +0.3 ppt;
  • Bmi: 78.8%, n/a;
• Cargo volume: 150,000 tonnes, -6.9%;
  • Lufthansa Cargo: 135,000 tonnes, -4.8%.