January to July 2006
The Austrian Airlines Group has increased its traffic statistics from January to July 2006
by 11.1 % measured in revenue passenger kilometres on scheduled services (RPK). Available seat kilometres (ASK) rose by 9.4 % compared to the same period the previous year. In the first seven month the Austrian Airlines Group carried approximately 5.2 million passengers on its scheduled services, which means an increase of 11.5 % compared to last year. The passenger load factor on scheduled services improved by 1.1 percentage points compared to 2005, reaching 73.1%. In total almost 6.2 million passengers were transported on scheduled and charter services, a 9.1 % increase on 2005.

July 2006
In July, the number of revenue passenger kilometres sold on scheduled services (RPK) declined compared to the previous year, by -3.1 %. The availability was expanded slightly by 0.1 % measured in available seat kilometres (ASK). At 78.3 %, the load factor on scheduled services was - 2.6 percentage points below the figure for last year. Inspite the decrease in passenger kilometers and load factor the Austrian Airlines Group achieved an increase in scheduled passengers of 4,3 %, because the Group performed quite well in its short- and mediumhaul focus markets, featuring her strategic stronghold, but remained behind expectations in the longhaul segment in July 2006. Therefore the optimization of the longhaul route-portfolio has been initiated together with country specific marketing promotions. Based on the newly implemented traffic-flow management as of April, slightly increasing yields are experienced.

The Austrian Airlines Group carried approximately 851,000 passengers on its scheduled flights in July, an increase of 4.3 % compared to July 2005. The Austrian Airlines Group again reported an increase, with total growth in the number of passengers of 2.3 % compared to July 2005. A total of 1.2 million passengers were carried on scheduled and charter services.