OREANDA-NEWS. December 24, 2013. From January to November Estonian Air carried altogether 509 426 passengers, out of which 36 834 in November. In the first eleven months Estonian Air operated 9952 flights, out of which 768 in November.

The eleven month results are in line with the restructuring plan focusing on downsizing of the airline and serving destinations with substantial demand to and from Tallinn.

In the first eleven months the regularity of Estonian Air flights was 99.3%, an increase of 0.6 percentage points compared to the same period last year. According to Jan Palmer, the CEO of the Estonian Air, the company has had considerably improved the punctuality, - 15-minute punctuality was 91.5%, an increase of 7.2 percentage points compared to the same period last year.

The punctuality and regularity of flights are key indicators in the assessment of airline operations and main factors in the assessment of the quality of an airline's service. “Our team has made a fantastic job not only in turning around Estonian Air, but also in improving the quality of our operations,” added Palmer.

In November the regularity and punctuality were 100% and 96.9% respectively.
Estonian Air is aiming to provide Estonia with reliable and regular double daily connections to destinations of strategic importance and of substantial demand. Estonian Air, Estonia’s national carrier, is the biggest operator at Tallinn Airport. The airline flies regular routes to Stockholm, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Brussels, Oslo, Moscow, Munich, St Petersburg, Kiev, Vilnius and Trondheim.

Starting from 21 December 2013, Estonian Air will launch a seasonal air link between Tallinn and Munich. Estonian Air will operate the route once a week on Saturdays, departing from Tallinn at 8:00 am and from Munich at 10:20 local time. The route will be operated until 29 March 2014.

In addition, from May to September, Estonian Air will fly to Nice and Split, and from June to August to Paris.