Aéroports de Paris March 2010 Traffic Figures

Regulatory News:

Passenger traffic

In March 2010, passenger traffic at Aéroports de Paris (Paris:ADP) (Pink Sheets:AEOPF) increased by 3.3% compared with March 2009. Paris airports handled a total of 6.7 million passengers divided up between 4.6 million for Paris-Charles de Gaulle (+2.9%) and 2.1 million for Paris-Orly (+4.1%).

• International traffic (excluding Europe) recorded a growth of 2.6% boosted by the growth on routes to Africa (+3.8%), The Middle East (+13.4%) and Asia-Pacific (+2,3%). Traffic with North America was almost stable at 0.3%, while Latin America dropped by 6.5%.
• European traffic (excluding France) grew by 3.8%. Traffic within the Schengen area increased by 4.9% while traffic with Great Britain and Ireland dropped by 6.6%.
• Traffic within metropolitan France grew slightly by 0.8%.
• The number of connecting passengers was almost stable at -0.2% in March 2010 compared with March 2009, coming in at a connecting rate of 25.2% (against 25.7% in March 2009).

For the first three months of the year, passenger traffic was up by 0.8%. For the same period, the number of connecting passengers declined by 1.6% resulting in a connecting rate of 25.1% (against 25.7% for the first three months of 2009).

Revenue passenger traffic

    
      
        
          Passenger

          

traffic figures

March

2010

%

change*

January to March 2010

%

change*

12 months to March 2010

%

change*

Paris-CDG

        
        
           
        
        
          4,654,929
        
        
           
        
        
          +2.9%
        
        
           
        
        
          12,630,741
        
        
           
        
        
          +1.4%
        
        
           
        
        
          58,086,271
        
        
           
        
        
          -2.8%
        
      
      
        
          

Paris-Orly

        
        
           
        
        
          2,088,877
        
        
           
        
        
          +4.1%
        
        
           
        
        
          5,538,439
        
        
           
        
        
          -0.5%
        
        
           
        
        
          25,080,970
        
        
           
        
        
          -2.1%
        
      
      
        
          

Total

6,743,806

+3.3%

18,169,180

+0.8%

83,167,241

-2.6%

* year on year

Traffic by geographic area

Geographic areas

Monthly change

March 2010 / March 2009

% of total traffic

Europe

        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Domestic
        
        
        
        
          +0.8%
        
        
        
        
          19.4%
        
      
      
        
          French Overseas Territories and Departments
        
        
        
        
          +17.4%
        
        
        
        
          4.1%
        
      
      
        
          Europe

          

of which Schengen

        
        
           
        
        
          +3.8%

          

+4.9%

        
        
           
        
        
          40.4%

          

31.7%

Other international

+2.6%

36.2%

        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          Africa
        
        
        
        
          +3.8%
        
        
        
        
          12.0%
        
      
      
        
          North America
        
        
        
        
          -0.3%
        
        
        
        
          8.6%
        
      
      
        
          Latin America
        
        
        
        
          -6.5%
        
        
        
        
          3.8%
        
      
      
        
          Middle East
        
        
        
        
          +13.4%
        
        
        
        
          5.2%
        
      
      
        
          Asia/Pacific
        
        
           
        
        
          +2.3%
        
        
           
        
        
          6.6%
        
      
      
        
          

Total

+3.3%

100%

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 4.1% in March 2010 year on year (with -5.9% at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and +0.2% at Paris-Orly). For the first three months of the year, the number of aircraft movements fell by 5.7%.

 

March

2010

%

change*

January to March 2010

%

change*

12 months to March 2010

%

change*

Paris-CDG

42,040

-5.9%

116,533

-6.3%

        
        
           
        
        
          510,175
        
        
           
        
        
          -6.3%
        
      
      
        
          

Paris-Orly

18,851

+0.2%

50,150

-4.4%

        
        
           
        
        
          218,285
        
        
           
        
        
          -3.5%
        
      
      
        
          

Total

60,891

-4.1%

166,683

-5.7%

728,460

-5.5%

*year on year

In March 2010, the passenger load factor rose to 73.4%, compared with 69.2% in March 2009.

www.aeroportsdeparis.fr

Aéroports de Paris builds, develops and manages airports including Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget. With 83.0 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 euros and the net income at 270 million euros.