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First half of 2009: substantial decline in traffic volumes and a record punctuality performance
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Corporate news announcement processed and transmitted by Hugin AS.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Geneva, 16 July 2009. Skyguide managed 561 385 flights in the firsthalf of 2009, a sizeable 9.5% fewer than for the same period lastyear. Switzerland's air navigation service provider also delivered arecord punctuality performance for the period: 98.3% of all flightswere handled on time.Sizeable traffic declinesEurope's air traffic volumes have been declining since November 2008.This tendency continues in the first half of 2009: En-route trafficin the airspace under skyguide's control showed a 10.3% year-on-yeardecline for the first-half period, almost exactly in line with thetrends for Europe as a whole. The present economic crisis is alsohaving an adverse impact on traffic levels at Switzerland'sinternational airports. First-half traffic at Geneva was down 9.2%,while Zurich saw a 7.5% decline.Instrument flights handled in the first half of 2009: January-June 2009 January-June 2008 08-09Instrument flights 561 385 620 406 - 9.5%handledof which en-route 342 011 381 200 - 10.3%trafficTraffic volumes back to 2005 levelsSkyguide monitors traffic trends by recording the numbers of flightmovements in the airspace under its control. Each flight will usuallygenerate movements for multiple control centres. A breakdown offirst-half movements produces the following results: January-June 2009 January-June 08-09 2008Area control centresGeneva 306 812 347 380 - 11.7%Zurich 367 389 404 785 - 9.2%Arrival/DepartureControlBern 6 351 6 516 - 2.5%Donaueschingen 706 738 - 4.3%Friedrichshafen 8 878 9 225 - 3.8%Geneva 83 437 91 901 - 9.2%Grenchen 2 258 2 233 + 1.1%Les Eplatures 700 863 - 18.9%Lugano 4 903 5 291 - 7.3%Sion 2 486 3 115 - 20.2%St. Gallen Altenrhein 4 854 5 333 - 9.0%Zurich 121 423 131 247 - 7.5%The peak traffic day so far in 2009 was 29 May, when skyguide handled3 737 flights.Punctuality sees a further substantial improvementAs a result of its own capacity increases and the recent trafficvolume declines, skyguide delivered a strong performance for thefirst half of 2009: Skyguide handled 98.3% of its flights punctually.The total number of delayed flights for the period declined by almost45%. Skyguide thus recorded half the delays in the first-half periodthat it had in 2003 while handling 6% more traffic. A "punctual"movement is any flight which incurs an air traffic control-relateddelay of less than 15 minutes.A factsheet with more detailed information, tables and charts isavailable here:http://www.skyguide.ch/en/MediaRelations/MediaReleases/ArchivedReleases/16_07_2009_Factsheet_Performance_JanJune2009_en.pdfskyguideswiss air navigation services ltdmedia relationsCH-1215 Geneva 15contact:phone: +41 22 417 40 08e-mail: presse(at)skyguide.chinternet: www.skyguide.chSkyguide is responsible for providing air navigation services withinSwiss airspace and in the airspace of certain adjoining regions inneighbouring countries. The company guides the civil and militaryaircraft entrusted to its care - almost 3 400 flights a day or 1.24million a year - through some of the busiest and most complexairspace in Europe. Skyguide is a non-profit limited company whichhas its head office in Geneva. The majority of its shares are held bythe Swiss Confederation. The company generates annual operatingrevenue of over CHF 372 million and employs some 1 400 people at 14locations in Switzerland.The media release can be downloaded from the following link:http://hugin.info/134388/R/1329271/313754.pdf --- End of Message ---skyguidePostfach 1518 Zürich-Flughafen SwitzerlandWKN: 1957462; ISIN: CH0019574620; Listed: Domestic Bonds in SIX Swiss Exchange;
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Datum: 16.07.2009 - 14:30 Uhr
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