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http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/26989 printed on Friday, January 09, 2009

Vueling carried 692,780 passengers in August, with an 85% average load factor
Vueling, the new-generation airline, carried a total of 692,780 passengers during the month of August. In keeping with the strategy of cancelling non-profitable routes and adjusting fleet size accordingly, the airline operated an average of 19.5 aircraft during the month of August, 1.5 fewer than during the same period in 2007.

Revenue per flight optimization remains Vueling’s main objective. In that regard, August load-factor decrease has been largely offset with higher revenue per passenger levels, thus generating higher levels of revenue per flight.

The airline had an average seat load-factor of 85%, a 5.3-point decrease from August last year.

	August
	Passengers	Load-factor
2007:	777,513	90.3%
2008:	692,780	85.0%
% 08/07:	-10.9%	-5.3 pp

 

Vueling’s fleet reduction plan will keep on being rolled out during the coming autumn and winter seasons, and the company will operate a fleet of 16 aircraft at year-end.

Vicky Karantzavelou - Monday, September 08, 2008