Passenger increase for Viking Line
During the calendar year 2009, a total of 6,399,924 passengers travelled on
Viking Line. Passenger figures rose by 199,245 or 3.2 per cent on all routes.
The largest growth was achieved in service to Estonia and on the Mariehamn
(Åland Islands, Finland) – Kapellskär (Sweden) route. The number of cars grew by
14.9 per cent during the year to 611,982. Cargo volume rose by a total of 7 per
cent. In a shrinking market, this represented an increase in cargo market share
of 5.2 percentage points.
Services on Viking Line routes
During calendar 2009, 1,586,933 passengers rode the Viking XPRS on the
Helsinki (Finland) − Tallinn (Estonia) route, or 191,580 (+13.7%) more than the
year before. The number of cars climbed by 50.4 per cent.
On the short route across the Sea of Åland, that is, between Mariehamn and
Kapellskär, passenger volume on the m/s Rosella rose from 625,393 to 733,121 or
by 107,728 (+17.2%). The number of cars rose by 16.1 per cent.
Passenger volume on the Turku (Finland) – Åland Islands – Stockholm (Sweden)
route aboard the Isabella and the Amorella decreased by 2.5 per cent to
1,944,022, but the number of cars rose by 1.0 per cent.
On the Helsinki − Stockholm route, the number of passengers was 1,138,987. This
represented an increase of 0.7 per cent compared to the year before. The
Mariella underwent a major dry-docking during the period September 6-18, 2009,
including an upgrading of public spaces.
Passenger volume on cruises from Stockholm aboard the m/s Cinderella was
996,861. Compared to the previous year, this was a decrease of 5.5 per cent. The
Cinderella underwent a major dry-docking during the period May 31-June 18, 2009,
including extensive renovation work in its restaurants, night club, bars and
other public spaces.
“The growth in passenger figures is connected to the investments we have
undertaken in quality-raising measures, which is also indicated in our customer
surveys,” says Boris Ekman, Executive Vice President.
| Passenger volume by route |
2008 |
2009 |
% |
| Helsinki-Tallinn |
1,395,353 |
1,586,933 |
13.7 |
| Helsinki-Mariehamn-Stockholm |
1,130,696 |
1,138,987 |
0.7 |
| Turku-Mariehamn(Långnäs)-Stockholm |
1,993,972 |
1,944,022 |
-2.5 |
| Mariehamn-Kapellskär |
625,393 |
733,121 |
17.2 |
| Cruises from Stockholm (Cinderella) |
1,055,265 |
996,861 |
-5.5 |
| TOTAL |
6,200,679 |
6,399,924 |
3.2 |
Cargo units, total |
97,127 |
103,971 |
7.0 |
Viking Line Abp
Mariehamn, January 13, 2010
For further information, please contact:
Boris Ekman, Executive Vice President, tel: +358 18 27 000
Johanna Boijer-Svahnström, Public Relations Manager, tel: +358 18 27 000
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