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Turnover figures for September 2007: Germanwings increases passenger numbers and fleet utilization

COLOGNE/BONN – Germanwings today announced its latest monthly turnover figures for September 2007.

Passenger Figures:

September 2007: 764.222 (+15.8 per cent)
September 2006: 659.791

Seat load factor:

September 2007: 84.6 per cent (+0.9 per cent points)
September 2006: 83.7 per cent

Spokesman for the Board of Germanwings, Thomas Winkelmann commented:

"Germanwings successfully maintained solid and stable growth in terms of both passenger figures and fleet utilization during the course of September.  Passenger numbers again saw a two digit growth of 15.8 per cent to over 764,000.  Seat load factor also increased 0.9 per cent to 84.6 per cent.  Germanwings therefore held its leading position among German low cost airlines.”

Germanwings increases passenger numbers by 18.6 per cent and achieves one of the highest seat load factors to date for 2007

COLOGNE/BONN – 11 September, Germanwings today announced its latest monthly turnover figures for August 2007.

Passenger Figures:

August 2007: 781.442 (+18.6 per cent)
August 2006: 658.842

Seat load factor:

August 2007: 84.7 per cent (-0.8 per cent)
August 2006: 85.5 per cent

Spokesman for the Board of Germanwings, Thomas Winkelmann commented:
"Germanwings continued to demonstrate a two digit growth margin into August. Passenger figures for this quality low cost airline increased by 18.6 per cent which equates to over 781.000 guests. Germanwings has impressively consolidated its prominent position in the low cost carrier market. The Germanwings seat load factor was at 84.7 per cent, currently the highest percentage amongst German low cost airlines."

Germanwings extends “Flex Plus” tariff to routes outside Germany

COLOGNE/BONN – Germanwings, has launched new flexible fares across selected European routes.  A special “Flex Plus” tariff, which was previously only available for business travellers on routes within Germany, has been expanded to selected international routes to allow passengers to make alterations at short notice free of charge, or cancel the booking.

The move demonstrates the budget airline’s response to the high demand for the existing Flex Plus offer, which was introduced in Germany in March 2007. Over 40 per cent of Germanwings passengers are business travellers, representing the single largest group of customers.  The new service offers passengers greater convenience and flexibility in planning trips, which business travellers in particular find beneficial.

The Flex Plus tickets are available from only 169 euros for internal flights within Germany. International flights, such as Stansted to Cologne, costs as little as £199 and Stansted to Stuttgart, costs from £209.

The Flex Plus tariff will be extended to other typical business travel destinations in the Germanwings Europe-wide network, including Zurich, Vienna and Milan, with no charges for rebooking and the possibility to make a cancellation.  Flex Plus tickets are also eligible for double points, as part of the airlines Boomerang Club loyalty scheme.

Spokesman for the Board of Germanwings, Thomas Winkelmann, welcomed the extension of Flex Plus to the European flight network: “The new tariff offers our business customers the greatest possible freedom at a low-cost price, he said.”