Virgin Blue passenger numbers up 1.2% in Jul-2009

Virgin Blue passenger numbers up 1.2% - traffic highlights:

• Jun-2009:
  • Passenger numbers: 1.4 million, +1.2% year-on-year;
    • Domestic: 1.2 million, -4.6%;
    • International: 199,500, +56.9%;
  • Load factor: 73.1%, -1.8 ppt;
    • Domestic: 76.3%, +0.7ppt;
    • International: 67.0%, -3.3 ppts;
• 12 months ended 30-Jun-2009:
  • Passenger numbers: 18.2 million, +9.3%;
    • Domestic: 16.0 million, +4.4%;
    • International: 2.2 million, +67.4%;
  • Load factor: 78.4%, -2.1 ppts;
    • Domestic: 81.0%, +0.2 ppt;
    • International: 69.2%, -9.1 ppts.