Air Travel Austrian Airlines’ Passenger Traffic Rises 7% in January 2019 by GTP editing team 14 February 2019 written by GTP editing team 14 February 2019 0 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 26 @Austrian Airlines Austrian Airlines carried approximately 791,000 passengers in January 2019, which is up by 7 percent compared to the prior-year month. According to an announcement, the strong performance in European flight traffic was the main growth driver. However, the intercontinental segment also showed significant growth. The flight offering measured in available seat kilometers (ASK) was up 8.2 percent, while revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) climbed by 8.9 percent compared to January 2018. Capacity utilization of the flights equaled 70.2 percent on average, a rise of 0.5 percentage points. Furthermore, the number of flights operated by Austrian Airlines increased by 4.4 percent to 9,088 in January 2019. “This is a very gratifying start to the new year,” said Andreas Otto, Member of the Management Board and CCO of Austrian Airlines. “Apparently our customers prefer to fly with a longstanding partner, whose flight schedules are reliable,” he added. Austrian operates a route network of around 130 destinations and transports around 14 million passengers a year. The carrier has been part of the Lufthansa Group since 2009. Follow GTP Headlines on Google News to keep up to date with all the latest on tourism and travel in Greece. Share 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail GTP editing team This is the team byline for GTP. The copyrights for these articles are owned by GTP. They may not be redistributed without the permission of the owner. previous post Les Roches Announces a New Master in International Hotel Management next post Online Platform Zorbabook Aiming to Introduce Greek Food to the World You may also like Greece’s Hotel Market Sees Major Investments Over Four Months 5 February 2025 Global Air Passenger Demand Reaches Record High in 2024, IATA Reports 5 February 2025 Greek PM Reassures Public About Santorini’s Ongoing Seismic Activity 5 February 2025 Milos: Ministry Suspends 5-star Hotel Construction Near Sarakiniko Beach 5 February 2025 ELIME and HELMEPA Join Forces for Safer, More Sustainable Greek Ports 5 February 2025 Greek Ministries Team Up to Form National Cycling Strategy 5 February 2025 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ