Aéroports de Paris: September 2010 Traffic Figures

Regulatory News:

Passenger traffic

In September 2010, passenger traffic at Aéroports de Paris (Paris:ADP) (Pink Sheets:AEOPF) increased by 5.2% compared to September 2009. The Paris airports handled a total of 7.5 million passengers, including 5.3 million at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (+5.1%) and 2.2 million at Paris-Orly (+5.3%).

• International traffic (excluding Europe) increased by 6.8%. Except Latin America, all destinations recorded an increase. The Middle East grew by 13.0% followed by Africa +10.4%, North America +5.7%, the French Overseas Departments and Territories +4.7% and Asia-Pacific +3.7%. As for Latin America, traffic dropped by 2.9%.
• European traffic (excluding France) grew by 5.2% boosted by the Schengen area which increased by 5.8%. The combined Great Britain and Ireland market dropped by 2.8%.
• Traffic within metropolitan France increased by 1.9%.
• The number of connecting passengers decreased by 4.3%, resulting in a connecting rate of 24.4% (against 26.8% in September 2009).

From January to the end of September, passenger traffic is rather stable with -0.2% compared to the same period in 2009. The number of connecting passengers declined by 5.7%, resulting in a connecting rate of 23.2% (against 24.5% for the first nine months of 2009).

Commercial traffic

September

2010

% change*

YTD

% change*

12 months to Sept 2010

% change*

Paris-CDG

        
        
        
        
          5,300,544
        
        
        
        
          +5.1%
        
        
        
        
          44,160,405
        
        
        
        
          +0.0%
        
        
        
        
          57,922,291
        
        
        
        
          -0.5%
        
      
      
        
          

Paris-Orly

        
        
        
        
          2,169,181
        
        
        
        
          +5.3%
        
        
        
        
          19,149,385
        
        
        
        
          -0.6%
        
        
        
        
          24,983,734
        
        
        
        
          -1.3%
        
      
      
        
          

ADP

7,469,725

+5.2%

63,309,790

-0.2%

82,906,025

-0.7%

*compared to the same period of the previous year

Traffic by markets

Markets

Sept 2010 /

Sept 2009

% total traffic

Jan-Sept 2010 /

Jan-Sept 2009

% total traffic

EUROPE

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          France
        
        
        
        
          +1.9%
        
        
        
        
          18.5%
        
        
        
        
          -3.0%
        
        
        
        
          18.4%
        
      
      
        
          Europe
        
        
        
        
          +5.2%
        
        
        
        
          43.8%
        
        
        
        
          -0.8%
        
        
        
        
          41.5%
        
      
      
        
          Of which SCHENGEN
        
        
        
        
          +5.8%
        
        
        
        
          34.0%
        
        
        
        
          -0.3%
        
        
        
        
          32.1%
        
      
      
        
          

OTHER INTERNATIONAL

+6.8%

37.7%

+1.8%

40.1%

        
      
      
        
          Of which
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Africa
        
        
        
        
          +10.4%
        
        
        
        
          11.0%
        
        
        
        
          +2.3%
        
        
        
        
          12.2%
        
      
      
        
          North America
        
        
        
        
          +5.7%
        
        
        
        
          10.8%
        
        
        
        
          +0.4%
        
        
        
        
          10.0%
        
      
      
        
          Latin America
        
        
        
        
          -2.9%
        
        
        
        
          2.5%
        
        
        
        
          -4.3%
        
        
        
        
          3.1%
        
      
      
        
          Middle East
        
        
        
        
          +13.0%
        
        
        
        
          4.4%
        
        
        
        
          +8.9%
        
        
        
        
          4.8%
        
      
      
        
          Asia/Pacific
        
        
        
        
          +3.7%
        
        
        
        
          6.2%
        
        
        
        
          +0.8%
        
        
        
        
          6.1%
        
      
      
        
          French Overseas Territories
        
        
        
        
          +4.7%
        
        
        
        
          2.8%
        
        
        
        
          +2.8%
        
        
        
        
          3.8%
        
      
      
        
          

TOTAL

+5.2%

100.0%

-0.2%

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 1.2% in September 2010 year on year (with -2.0% at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and +0.5% at Paris-Orly). For the first nine months of the year, the number of aircraft movements fell by 4.9%.

 

September

2010

%

change *

YTD

%

change *

12 months to Sept 2010

%

change*

Paris-CDG

        
        
        
        
          42,909
        
        
        
        
          -2.0%
        
        
        
        
          371,715
        
        
        
        
          -5.7%
        
        
        
        
          495,438
        
        
        
        
          -5.7%
        
      
      
        
          

Paris-Orly

        
        
        
        
          19,144
        
        
        
        
          +0.5%
        
        
        
        
          162,943
        
        
        
        
          -3.1%
        
        
        
        
          215,442
        
        
        
        
          -3.3%
        
      
      
        
          

ADP

62,053

-1.2%

534,658

-4.9%

710,880

-5.0%

*compared to the same period of the previous year

In September 2010, the passenger load factor stands at 78.0%, compared to 75.0% in September 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.