Aéroports de Paris: October 2010 Traffic Figures

Regulatory News:

Passenger traffic

In October 2010, passenger traffic at Aéroports de Paris (Paris:ADP) (Pink Sheets:AEOPF) increased by 4.7% compared to October 2009. The Paris airports handled a total of 7.4 million passengers, including 5.3 million at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (+3.8%) and 2.1 million at Paris-Orly (+7.2%). The month of October was marked by national strikes across France which impacted traffic at Aéroports de Paris on 12, 19 and 28 October.

• International traffic (excluding Europe) increased by 5.6%. All destinations recorded an increase. The Middle East grew by 13.2% followed by Africa +6.2%, the French Overseas Departments and Territories +5.7%, Asia-Pacific +4.0%, North America +3.4% and Latin America +1.7%.
• European traffic (excluding France) grew by 6.0% boosted by the Schengen area which increased by 6.4%. Great Britain and Ireland dropped by 4.1%.
• Traffic within France increased by 0.4%.
• The number of connecting passengers decreased by 6.4%, resulting in a connecting rate of 22.8% against 25.8% in October 2009.

From January to the end of October, passenger traffic grew by 0.3% compared to the same period last year. The number of connecting passengers declined by 5.8%, resulting in a connecting rate of 23.1% against 24.6% for the first ten months of 2009.

    
      
        
          In number of passengers
        
        
           
        
        
          

October 2010

%

change*

YTD

%

change *

12 months to October 2010

% change*

Paris-CDG

        
        
        
        
          5,261,741
        
        
        
        
          +3.8%
        
        
        
        
          49,422,146
        
        
        
        
          +0.4%
        
        
        
        
          58,113,626
        
        
        
        
          +0.0%
        
      
      
        
          

Paris-Orly

        
        
        
        
          2,156,810
        
        
        
        
          +7.2%
        
        
        
        
          21,306,195
        
        
        
        
          +0.1%
        
        
        
        
          25,128,197
        
        
        
        
          -0.1%
        
      
      
        
          

ADP

7,418,551

+4.7%

70,728,341

+0.3%

83,241,823

+0.0%

*compared to the same period of the previous year

Traffic by markets

Markets

Oct 2010 /

Oct 2009

% total traffic

Jan-Oct 2010 /

Jan-Oct 2009

% total traffic

EUROPE

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          France
        
        
        
        
          +0.4%
        
        
        
        
          18.6%
        
        
        
        
          -2.6%
        
        
        
        
          18.4%
        
      
      
        
          Europe
        
        
        
        
          +6.0%
        
        
        
        
          42.5%
        
        
        
        
          -0.1%
        
        
        
        
          41.6%
        
      
      
        
          Of which SCHENGEN
        
        
        
        
          +6.4%
        
        
        
        
          33.1%
        
        
        
        
          +0.3%
        
        
        
        
          32.2%
        
      
      
        
          

OTHER INTERNATIONAL

+5.6%

38.9%

+2.2%

40.0%

        
      
      
        
          Of which
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Africa
        
        
        
        
          +6.2%
        
        
        
        
          11.6%
        
        
        
        
          +2.6%
        
        
        
        
          12.1%
        
      
      
        
          North America
        
        
        
        
          +3.4%
        
        
        
        
          9.9%
        
        
        
        
          +0.7%
        
        
        
        
          10.0%
        
      
      
        
          Latin America
        
        
        
        
          +1.7%
        
        
        
        
          2.8%
        
        
        
        
          -3.7%
        
        
        
        
          3.1%
        
      
      
        
          Middle East
        
        
        
        
          +13.2%
        
        
        
        
          5.0%
        
        
        
        
          +9.3%
        
        
        
        
          4.9%
        
      
      
        
          Asia/Pacific
        
        
        
        
          +4.0%
        
        
        
        
          6.4%
        
        
        
        
          +1.1%
        
        
        
        
          6.2%
        
      
      
        
          French Overseas Territories
        
        
        
        
          +5.7%
        
        
        
        
          3.1%
        
        
        
        
          +3.0%
        
        
        
        
          3.7%
        
      
      
        
          

TOTAL

+4.7%

100.0%

+0.3%

100.0%

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

Aircraft movements

The number of aircraft movements decreased by 1.8% in October 2010 year on year (with -2.9% at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and +1.0% at Paris-Orly). For the first ten months of the year, the number of aircraft movements fell by 4.6%.

 

October 2010

%

change*

YTD

%

change *

12 months to October 2010

% change*

Paris-CDG

        
        
        
        
          43,080
        
        
        
        
          -2.9%
        
        
        
        
          414,795
        
        
        
        
          -5.4%
        
        
        
        
          494,157
        
        
        
        
          -5.4%
        
      
      
        
          

Paris-Orly

        
        
        
        
          18,218
        
        
        
        
          +1.0%
        
        
        
        
          181,161
        
        
        
        
          -2.7%
        
        
        
        
          215,616
        
        
        
        
          -2.5%
        
      
      
        
          

ADP

61,298

-1.8%

595,956

-4.6%

709,773

-4.6%

*compared to the same period of the previous year

In October 2010, the passenger load factor stands at 78.0%, compared to 75.5% in October 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.