Aéroports de Paris May 2010 Traffic Figures

Regulatory News:

Passenger traffic

In May 2010, passenger traffic at Aéroports de Paris (Paris:ADP) (Pink Sheets:AEOPF) increased by 3.3% compared with May 2009. Paris airports handled a total of 7.5 million passengers divided up between 5.2 million for Paris-Charles de Gaulle (+3.5%) and 2.3 million for Paris-Orly (+3.0%).

• International traffic (excluding Europe) grew by 5.3%. Except Latin America, all market sectors recorded a growth: Africa: +5.7%, North America: +5.5%, Latin America: -1.7%, the Middle East: +13.8%, Asia-Pacific: +4.4%, and French overseas territories: +0.3%.
• European traffic (excluding France) grew by 2.3%. Traffic within the Schengen area increased by 2.8%. Great Britain and Ireland markets dropped by 8.5% affected by British Airways strikes and the impact of the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud at the beginning of the month.
• Traffic within metropolitan France was 1.9% up.
• The number of connecting passengers decreased by 4.3%, resulting in a connecting rate of 22.1% (against 23.5% in May 2009).

For the first five months of the year, passenger traffic decreased by 3.1% compared to the same period of 2009. The number of connecting passengers declined by 6.6% resulting in a connecting rate of 23.8% (against 24.6% for the first five months of 2009).

Passenger traffic

    
      
        
          Passenger

          

traffic figures

May

2010

%

change*

January to May 2010

%

change*

12 months to May 2010

%

change*

Paris-CDG

        
        
           
        
        
          5,199,610
        
        
           
        
        
          +3.5%
        
        
           
        
        
          21,892,826
        
        
           
        
        
          -2.9%
        
        
           
        
        
          57,242,366
        
        
           
        
        
          -3.5%
        
      
      
        
          

Paris-Orly

        
        
           
        
        
          2,262,130
        
        
           
        
        
          +3.0%
        
        
           
        
        
          9,661,393
        
        
           
        
        
          -3.4%
        
        
           
        
        
          24,765,704
        
        
           
        
        
          -2.9%
        
      
      
        
          

Total

7,461,740

+3.3%

31,554,219

-3.1%

82,008,070

-3.3%

* year on year

Traffic by markets

Markets

May 2010 /

May 2009

% total traffic

Jan-May 2010 /

Jan-May 2009

% total traffic

EUROPE

        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
      
      
        
          France
        
        
        
        
          + 1.9 %
        
        
        
        
          19.1 %
        
        
        
        
          - 5.6 %
        
        
        
        
          19.0 %
        
      
      
        
          Europe
        
        
        
        
          + 2.3 %
        
        
        
        
          43.3 %
        
        
        
        
          - 4.4 %
        
        
        
        
          40.5 %
        
      
      
        
          Of which SCHENGEN
        
        
           
        
        
          + 2.8 %
        
        
           
        
        
          33.9 %
        
        
           
        
        
          - 3.9 %
        
        
           
        
        
          31.6 %
        
      
      
        
          

OTHER INTERNATIONAL

+ 5.3 %

37.6 %

- 0.5 %

40.5%

Of which

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Africa
        
        
        
        
          + 5.7 %
        
        
        
        
          11.4 %
        
        
        
        
          + 0,1 %
        
        
        
        
          12.2 %
        
      
      
        
          North America
        
        
        
        
          + 5.5 %
        
        
        
        
          10.2 %
        
        
        
        
          - 3.5 %
        
        
        
        
          9.0 %
        
      
      
        
          Latine America
        
        
        
        
          -1.7 %
        
        
        
        
          2.6 %
        
        
        
        
          - 5.0 %
        
        
        
        
          3.8 %
        
      
      
        
          Middle East
        
        
        
        
          + 13.8 %
        
        
        
        
          4.6 %
        
        
        
        
          + 6.3 %
        
        
        
        
          5.0 %
        
      
      
        
          Asia/Pacific
        
        
        
        
          + 4.4 %
        
        
        
        
          5.6 %
        
        
        
        
          - 2.1 %
        
        
        
        
          6.4 %
        
      
      
        
          French Overseas Territories
        
        
           
        
        
          + 0.3 %
        
        
           
        
        
          3.1 %
        
        
           
        
        
          + 3.6 %
        
        
           
        
        
          4.1 %
        
      
      
        
          

TOTAL

+ 3.3 %

100.0 %

- 3.1%

100.0%

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 2.8% in May 2010 year on year (with -4.7% at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and +1.6% at Paris-Orly). For the first five months of the year, the number of aircraft movements fell by 8.0%.

 

May

2010

%

change*

January to May 2010

%

change*

12 months to May 2010

%

change*

Paris-CDG

43,271

-4.7%

194,955

-9.1%

        
        
           
        
        
          498, 571
        
        
           
        
        
          -7.6%
        
      
      
        
          

Paris-Orly

19,529

+1.6%

86,060

-5.6%

        
        
           
        
        
          215,529
        
        
           
        
        
          -4.2%
        
      
      
        
          

Total

62,800

-2.8%

281,015

-8.0%

714,100

-6.6%

*year on year

In May 2010, the passenger load factor rose to 76.9%, compared with 73.4% in May 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 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.