Moscow, January 12, 2010. In 2010 Transaero Airlines went on with implementing its growth strategy reaching again record results which exceeded significantly the planned figures.

Thus, the preliminary numbers for the period from January 1 to December 31, 2010, are the following:
·        Passenger turnover reached 26.24 billion RPK (while the plan was 22.49 billion RPK) which is 40.1 % higher than for the same period of 2009
·        The total number of passengers carried amounted to 6,648,000 (planned figure was 5,799,000 passengers). Compared to 2009 the growth reached 32.3%
·        Total revenue reached 61.88 billion rubles (the plan was 46.7 billion rubles), representing a 60% increase over 2009
·        As for 31 December 2010, the company’s cash balance stood at 2.047 billion rubles
The figures seem especially impressive given that in 2009 Transaero demonstrated positive development dynamics compared to 2008 despite the global crisis.

In 2010 the airline launched more than 20 regular domestic and international flights.  Such landmarks as Moscow – Beijing and Moscow – New York are among the added routes.

Twelve more aircraft have been added to the company’s fleet with a unique Boeing 747-400 among them, the first aircraft in Russia with more than 500 seats capacity.

In 2010 Transaero created more than 2 thousand working positions for high skilled professionals.  The company’s staff now includes 7 thousand employees.

2010 results prove that Transaero has chosen the right strategy and tactics and can be proud of high professionalism of its team and management.

About Transaero Airlines
Transaero Airlines is the second-largest passenger airline in Russia.  Transaero launched its services in November, 1991.  Transaero’s fleet consists of 59 modern aircraft, including fourteen Boeing 747s, eight Boeing 777s, twelve 767s, twenty two 737s and three Tupolev 214s.  Transaero has the largest long-haul fleet in Russia. It is the only carrier flying Boeing 777 and Boeing 747 passenger aircraft in Russia, the CIS and Eastern Europe.  Transaero is an IATA member and included on the IOSA register.  Transaero serves more than 100 routes in Russia, Europe, Asia, Africa and North and South America. Transaero maintains scheduled flights from hubs in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, where its head office is located, from Novosibirsk and Yekaterinburg. Transaero was the first Russian full service airline to introduce e-ticketing in March 2007 and the first in the country to offer Internet check-in for its passengers.

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