Estonian Air carried on its 16 regular routes from Tallinn to major European cities 44,690 passengers and on 54 charter flights 4,815 passengers in October. During the ten months of 2004, Estonian Air has carried 463,810 passengers, 36,672 of them on charter flights. The passenger number on regular flights has gained a third when compared to the same period last year and charter passengers have grown 75%.

The newest, Tallinn-Dublin route opened on October 14 has proved to be extremely popular, more than a thousand passengers travelled between the two cities during the two first weeks and the average load factor was 82%. The load factor was high also on the London and Oslo routes. The total passenger number was in October highest on the Tallinn-Copenhagen route. Throughout the year 2004 every fifth passenger has travelled on the Tallinn-Copenhagen route, as Copenhagen is the main hub for connecting flights between Estonia and the rest of the world with SAS and other Star Alliance partners.