August Load Factor 84.7% - WOW!
Virgin Express Announces August Traffic Results
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin Express (Nasdaq: VIRGY; Brussels:VIR) reported the following traffic results for August, 1999: Revenue passenger miles in scheduled service increased 14.5% in August 1999 to 129.3 million compared to 112.9 million a year ago. Scheduled capacity increased 6.6% to 152.7 million ASMs vs. 143.3 million in the previous August. Passengers flown in scheduled service increased 12.5% to 275,351 in August 1999 vs. 244,819 in August 1998. Load factor increased 5.9-percentage points to 84.7% from 78.8%.
From its Brussels hub Virgin Express operates scheduled services to London (Heathrow, Gatwick, & Stansted), Copenhagen, Milan, Rome, Nice, Barcelona and Madrid, and also operates flights from Rome to Barcelona and Madrid. Service is also offered between London (Stansted) and Shannon, Ireland. Commencing on 10 November Virgin Express will bring low fares to the capital of Germany with new flights between Berlin and London, Brussels & Rome. Charter services are offered to over 150 different destinations in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. |
