2013-07-30 17:58

Lufthansa number one user of Lithuanian airspace

Germany's Lufthansa ranks number one in terms of the number of flights operated in Lithuania in the first half of this year, according to figures by the state-owned air navigation service provider Oro Navigacija (Air Navigation).
Aviakompanijos „Lufthansa“ laineris „Airbus A-320“
Lufthansa / Wikimedia.org nuotr.

Lufthansa operated 11,700 flights in the Lithuanian airspace in January through June, up by 0.5 percent year-on-year. That accounted for 11 percent of all flights.

Latvia's Airbaltic was in second place with 9,800 flights, down by 9 percent, and a 10-percent market share.

Further down the list were Russia's Aeroflot with 6,800 flights, up by 6.3 percent, and Finnair with 6,700, down by 24.3 percent. The two airlines held 7 percent of the market each.

Ireland's budget airline Ryanair held a 5-percent market share with 4,800 flights, down by 7 percent.

France's Flying Cargo Private, the Czech Republic's Transaero Airlines, Belarus' Belavia, Norway's Air Shuttle and Hungary's Wizzair this year increased the number of flights operated in Lithuania's airspace.

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