Aéroports de Paris: July 2010 Traffic Figures

Regulatory News:

Passenger traffic

In July 2010, passenger traffic at Aéroports de Paris (Paris:ADP) (Pink Sheets:AEOPF) increased by 3.1% compared with July 2009. Paris airports handled a total of 8.5 million passengers divided up between 5.9 million for Paris-Charles de Gaulle (+3.2%) and 2.6 million for Paris-Orly (+2.8%).

• International traffic (excluding Europe) grew by 5.8%. Except Latin America, all market sectors recorded a growth: French Overseas Departments & Territories: +3.5%, Africa: +8.1%, North America: +3.2%, Latin America: -2.9%, the Middle East: +15.9%, and Asia-Pacific: +4.3%.
• European traffic (excluding France) grew by 1.9%. Traffic within the Schengen area increased by 2.1%. Great Britain-Ireland market dropped by 3.3%.
• Traffic within metropolitan France was down 0.4%.
• The number of connecting passengers decreased by 6.3%, coming in at a connecting rate of 20.2% (against 22.2% in July 2009).

Since the beginning of the year, passenger traffic has decreased by 1.2% year on year. For the same period, the number of connecting passengers declined by 5.9% resulting in a connecting rate of 22.9% against 24.0%.

Revenue passenger traffic

    
      
        
          Passenger

          

traffic figures

July

2010

%

change*

January to July 2010

%

change*

12 months to July 2010

%

change*

Paris-CDG

        
        
        
        
          5,895,964
        
        
        
        
          +3.2%
        
        
        
        
          33,033,402
        
        
        
        
          -1.1%
        
        
        
        
          57,554,070
        
        
        
        
          -1.9%
        
      
      
        
          

Paris-Orly

        
        
        
        
          2,604,672
        
        
        
        
          +2.8%
        
        
        
        
          14,562,936
        
        
        
        
          -1.6%
        
        
        
        
          24,873,899
        
        
        
        
          -2.1%
        
      
      
        
          

Total

8,500,636

+3.1%

47,596,338

-1.2%

82,427,969

-2.0%

* year on year

Traffic by markets

Markets

July 2010 /

July 2009

% total traffic

Jan-July 2010 /

Jan-July 2009

% total traffic

EUROPE

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          France
        
        
        
        
          -0.4%
        
        
        
        
          17.5%
        
        
        
        
          -4.0 %
        
        
        
        
          18.8%
        
      
      
        
          Europe
        
        
        
        
          +1.9%
        
        
        
        
          41.2%
        
        
        
        
          -2.4 %
        
        
        
        
          41.0%
        
      
      
        
          Of which SCHENGEN
        
        
        
        
          +2.1%
        
        
        
        
          31.5%
        
        
        
        
          -2.0%
        
        
        
        
          31.8%
        
      
      
        
          

OTHER INTERNATIONAL

+5.8%

41.4%

+1.4 %

40.2%

        
      
      
        
          French Overseas Departments and Territories
        
        
        
        
          +3.5%
        
        
        
        
          4.1%
        
        
        
        
          +2.9%
        
        
        
        
          3.9%
        
      
      
        
          Africa
        
        
        
        
          +8.1%
        
        
        
        
          13.3%
        
        
        
        
          +2.2%
        
        
        
        
          12.3%
        
      
      
        
          North America
        
        
        
        
          +3.2%
        
        
        
        
          10.9%
        
        
        
        
          -0,7%
        
        
        
        
          9.7%
        
      
      
        
          Latin America
        
        
        
        
          -2.9%
        
        
        
        
          2.6%
        
        
        
        
          -4.4%
        
        
        
        
          3.3%
        
      
      
        
          Middle East
        
        
        
        
          +15.9%
        
        
        
        
          4.8%
        
        
        
        
          +8.7%
        
        
        
        
          4.9%
        
      
      
        
          Asia/Pacific
        
        
        
        
          +4.3%
        
        
        
        
          5.6%
        
        
        
        
          +0.5%
        
        
        
        
          6.2%
        
      
      
        
          

TOTAL

+3.1%

100.0%

- 1.2%

100.0%

Note All traffic data expressed in revenue passengers (including direct transfer passengers). Switzerland joined the Schengen area on 1 April 2009.

Aircraft movements

The number of aircraft movements dropped by 2.0% in July 2010 year on year (with -1.9% at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and -2.1% at Paris-Orly). Since the beginning of the year, the number of aircraft movements has fallen by 6.2%.

 

July

2010

%

change*

January to July 2010

%

change*

12 months to July 2010

%

change*

Paris-CDG

45,385

-1.9%

283,544

-7.2%

        
        
        
        
          496, 054
        
        
        
        
          -6.9%
        
      
      
        
          

Paris-Orly

19,965

-2.1%

125,751

-4.0%

        
        
        
        
          215,380
        
        
        
        
          -3.9%
        
      
      
        
          

Total

65,350

-2.0%

409,295

-6.2%

711,434

-6.0%

*year on year

In July 2010, the passenger load factor rose to 82.0%, compared with 79.8% in July 2009.

Aéroports de Paris builds, develops and manages airports including Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget. With 83 million passengers handled in 2009, Aéroports de Paris is Europe's second-largest airport group in terms of airport passenger traffic and the European leader for freight and mail.With an exceptional geographic location and a major catchment area, the Group is pursuing its strategy of adapting and modernizing its terminal facilities and upgrading quality of services, and also intends to develop its retail and real estate business. In 2009, the group revenue stood at €2,633 million and the net income at €270 million.

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