Air Dolomti: in 2001 + 21,52% passenger carried on scheduled flights. Air Dolomiti, the italian regional airline present at Milan Stock = Exchange and partner of Lufthansa in the traditional meeting to expose = the first evaluations about the year recently terminated, in December = for exmple passengres are increased of 9% demonstrating how was = definetively reabsorbed the first emotional impact following the tragic = events after September 11th. Scheduled operations December = January-December 2001 2001 2000 Diff % = 2001 2000 Diff % Pax 57147 52417 +9 = 867648 713996 +21,5 Flights 2274 2021 +12,5 = 30057 25436 +18,2 ASK (000) 80029 66863 +19,7 = 1036722 832548 +24,5 RPK (000) 37426 33883 +10,5 = 564309 454200 +23,7=20 Load Factor 46,77 50,68 = 54,43 54,8 Efficience % 96,6 99,4 = 99,1 99,2 =20 Air Dolomiti in 2001 has developped the network with the addition in = fleet of three Canadair CRJ200's, has also opened new imposrtant = strategic markets as Amsterdam, Berlin, Bruxelles, Vienna, Milan Linate = and Bologna. The capacity offered in 2001 measured in ASK (Available Seat = Kilometres), is highly improved e' aumentata notevolmente despite the = past year (+ 24,52%) notwithstanding the results of the last quarter = where the extraordinary events has a lot caused a series of troubles = where consequently the flights on time efficiency was lowered due to: = Sept. 11th events, a highest presence of fog, the air crash in Milan = Linate and the temporary opertional increasing landing limits in some = North Italy airports. Notwithstanding the negative results in 2001 Air Dolomiti has mantain in = absolutely attitude the Load Factor (54,43%) in line with the = previosauly scored in 2000. An increased passenger number was scored on = the regular flights (+ 21,52%), with a interesting record of 867.648. = The total passengers (scheduled, charter , wetlease) was more than = 922.000. Airline total activity in 2001 2001 2000 Fleet 18 17 ATR's 15 17 CRJ's 3 -- = =20 Flying hrs 48348 44108 Dispatch reliability 99,7% 99,7% =20 Employees 487 454 Alcide Leali, chairman of Air Dolomiti told "I'm very satisfied about = the results obtained during the 2001, I a similar year difficult for the = air transport Air Dolomiti, thanks to a strategy pursued with coherence = and far-sightnedness, is resulted to reach the prefixed strategic = targets, the quotation in the stock exchange, introduction of jet = airliners in fleet and the consequently expansion of the network. The opertive flexibility and the economic solidity, again a pilaster of = the airline, these results has allowed to join new targets and = competitive opportunities generated from the crisis scored in this = sector, furthermore accelerating our growth. In the light of these successes I confirm my optimism about future = performances of Air Dolomiti, that in 2002 will see enforced furthermore its rule as referment regional c arrier in = Europe and active partner into Star Alliance.