Aéroports de Paris September 2009 Traffic Figures

Regulatory News:

Passenger traffic

In September 2009, passenger traffic at Aéroports de Paris (Paris:ADP) (Pink Sheets:AEOPF) dropped by 4.0% compared with September 2008. Paris airports handled a total of 7.1 million passengers divided up between 5 million for Paris-Charles de Gaulle (-4.3%) and 2.1 million for Paris-Orly (-3.4%).

• International traffic (excluding Europe) decreased by 2.4%. Traffic on routes to and from increased by 1.1%. Traffic on North American routes fell by 4.5% while Latin America dropped by 7.1%. On Middle Eastern and Asian routes, traffic dropped by 2.4% and 1.9% respectively.
• European traffic (excluding France) fell by 5.7% including -4.8% on Schengen routes and -9.8% for the British and Irish markets.
• Domestic traffic stood at -3.6%.
• The number of connecting passengers was stable in September 2009 compared with September 2008 with a connecting rate of 26.8% (against 25.9% in September 2008).

For the first nine months of the year, passenger traffic decreased by 5.4%. For the same period, the number of connecting passengers decreased by 3.8% resulting in a connecting rate of 24.5% (against 24.1% for the first nine months of 2008).

Commercial passenger traffic

    
      
        
          Passenger

          

traffic figures

September

2009

%

change*

January to September 2009

%

change*

12 months to September 2009

%

Change*

Paris-CDG

        
        
        
        
          5,040,644
        
        
        
        
          -4.3%
        
        
        
        
          44,128,063
        
        
        
        
          -5.8%
        
        
        
        
          58,180,356
        
        
        
        
          -4.6%
        
      
      
        
          

Paris-Orly

        
        
        
        
          2,059,538
        
        
        
        
          -3.4%
        
        
        
        
          19,270,643
        
        
        
        
          -4.5%
        
        
        
        
          25,300,101
        
        
        
        
          -4.1%
        
      
      
        
          

Total

        
        
        
        
          7,100,182
        
        
        
        
          -4.0%
        
        
        
        
          63,398,706
        
        
        
        
          -5.4%
        
        
        
        
          83,480,457
        
        
        
        
          -4.4%
        
      
    
    

* year on year

Traffic by geographic area

Geographic areas

% of total traffic

Monthly change

Sept 2009 / Sept 2008

Europe

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Domestic
        
        
        
        
          19.1%
        
        
        
        
          -3.6%
        
      
      
        
          French Overseas Territories and Departments
        
        
        
        
          2.8%
        
        
        
        
          -0.4%
        
      
      
        
          Europe

          

of which Schengen

        
        
        
        
          43.8%

          

33.9%

        
        
        
        
          -5.7%

          

-4.8%

Other international

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          Africa
        
        
        
        
          10.5%
        
        
        
        
          +1.1%
        
      
      
        
          North America
        
        
        
        
          10.7%
        
        
        
        
          -4.5%
        
      
      
        
          Latin America
        
        
        
        
          2.7%
        
        
        
        
          -7.1%
        
      
      
        
          Middle East
        
        
        
        
          4.1%
        
        
        
        
          -2.4%
        
      
      
        
          Asia/Pacific
        
        
        
        
          6.3%
        
        
        
        
          -1.9%
        
      
      
        
          

Total

        
        
        
        
          100%
        
        
        
        
          -4.0%
        
      
    
    

Note: All our traffic figures are based on commercial passenger traffic (including passengers in direct transit). Switzerland joined the Schengen area on April 1st.

Aircraft movements

The number of aircraft movements saw a 6.0% decrease in September 2009 year on year (-7.0% at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and -3.7% at Paris-Orly). The passenger load factor reached 74.94% compared with 73.55% in September 2008.

Commercial aircraft movements

 

September

2009

%

change*

January to Sept 2009

%

change*

12 months to Sept 2009

%

change*

Paris-CDG

43,766

-7.0%

394,295

-6.1%

        
        
        
        
          525,473
        
        
        
        
          -5.1%
        
      
      
        
          

Paris-Orly

19,045

-3.7%

168,107

-4.3%

        
        
        
        
          222,691
        
        
        
        
          -4.0%
        
      
      
        
          

Total

62,811

-6.0%

562,402

-5.5%

        
        
        
        
          748,164
        
        
        
        
          -4.7%
        
      
    
    

* year on year

www.aeroportsdeparis.fr

Aéroports de Paris builds, develops and manages airports including Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget. Aéroports de Paris is Europe's second-largest airport group in terms of airport revenue and the European leader for freight and mail. Aéroports de Paris accommodates nearly 460 airlines, including the main companies in the air transport industry. 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 2008, Aéroports de Paris had revenues of €2,527 million, and the Group handled 87.1 million passengers.