Lufthansa pax down 2.9% in Dec-2010 on Middle East and Africa services

Lufthansa Group reports (12-Jan-2011) the following traffic highlights on Middle East and Africa services:

• Dec-2010:
  • Passenger numbers: 411,000, -2.9% year-on-year;
    • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines: 252,000, +6.8%;
  • Passenger load factor: 72.3%, -1.5 ppts;
    • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines: 71.1%, -2.8 ppts;
• 12 months ended Dec-2010:
  • Passenger numbers: 5.3 million, +22.8%;
    • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines: 3.1 million, +12.4%;
  • Passenger load factor: 75.4%, +1.7 ppts;
    • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines: 73.1%, +0.9 ppt.