??In March 2019 AS Tallink Grupp transported 686 488 passengers, which is a
4.1% decrease compared to March 2018. The number of cargo units increased by
2.0% to 32 524 units and the number of passenger vehicles decreased by 5.9% to
76 016 units in the same comparison.
In the first quarter of the 2019 financial year (January - March) AS Tallink
Grupp transported 1 855 772 passengers which is a 3.9% decrease compared to the
previous year. The number of transported cargo units increased by 2.7% to
93 114 units and the number of passenger vehicles decreased by 3.7% to 214 087
units in the same comparison.
AS Tallink Grupp passenger, cargo unit and passenger vehicles numbers for March
2019 and the first quarter of the financial year were the following:
March 2019 March 2018 Change Q1 2019 Q1 2018 Change
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Passengers 686 488 715 786 -4.1% 1 855 772 1 930 449 -3.9%
Finland - Sweden 216 302 203 724 6.2% 565 002 522 945 8.0%
Estonia - Finland 357 814 374 617 -4.5% 996 982 1 025 036 -2.7%
Estonia - Sweden 61 493 81 326 -24.4% 155 516 227 279 -31.6%
Latvia - Sweden 50 879 56 119 -9.3% 138 272 155 189 -10.9%
Cargo Units 32 524 31 879 2.0% 93 114 90 687 2.7%
Finland - Sweden 7 366 5 794 27.1% 19 661 16 145 21.8%
Estonia - Finland 20 131 20 577 -2.2% 59 766 58 376 2.4%
Estonia - Sweden 3 639 4 145 -12.2% 9 638 12 258 -21.4%
Latvia - Sweden 1 388 1 363 1.8% 4 049 3 908 3.6%
Passenger Vehicles 76 016 80 768 -5.9% 214 087 222 370 -3.7%
Finland - Sweden 6 982 6 771 3.1% 19 438 18 219 6.7%
Estonia - Finland 61 016 63 191 -3.4% 171 511 174 110 -1.5%
Estonia - Sweden 3 740 4 999 -25.2% 10 369 14 496 -28.5%
Latvia - Sweden 4 278 5 807 -26.3% 12 769 15 545 -17.9%
The following operational factors influenced the development in March 2019 and
in the first quarter of the financial year:
FINLAND - SWEDEN
In the first quarter of the financial year cruise ferry Silja Symphony did not
operate on the route for 14 days and cruise ferry Galaxy for 17 days due to
scheduled maintenance.
ESTONIA - FINLAND
In the first quarter of the financial year shuttle vessel Star did not operate
on the route for 14 days due to scheduled maintenance.
ESTONIA - SWEDEN
In the first quarter of the financial year cruise ferry Baltic Queen did not
operate on the route for 42 days and cruise ferry Victoria for 14 days due to
scheduled maintenance.
LATVIA - SWEDEN
In the first quarter of the financial year cruise ferry Isabelle did not operate
on the route for a total of 10 days due service days and scheduled maintenance.
Joonas Joost
Advisor to the Management Board
Head of Investor Relations
AS Tallink Grupp
Sadama 5/7
10111 Tallinn, Estonia
E-mail joonas.joost@tallink.ee (mailto:joonas.joost@tallink.ee)
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