Malta International Airport Plc

Earnings Release • Feb 6, 2012

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT

Malta International Airport plc (the "Company")

Announces Traffic Results – January 2012

Date of Announcement 6 February 2012

Reference 122/2012

In terms of Chapter 5 of the Listing Rules

Traffic for 2012 at Malta International Airport continued on the trend outlined in the last quarter of 2011, when the average seat load factor reached 65.2% - a significant increase of 5.1 percentage points when compared to January 2011.

Passenger movements for the first month of the year reached 165,969; which is a decrease of 2.2% when compared to the same month last year, whilst aircraft movements for the month decreased by 10% over the corresponding period last year. Likewise, the seat capacity for the month reached 254,714, i.e. a decrease of 9.8% over January 2011. The maximum take-off weight (MTOW) was 5.4% lower than the corresponding period, whilst cargo and mail was 6.5% lower than that recorded during the same month in 2011.

The Italian and French markets retracted in January, by 16.2% and 13.4% respectively, whereas the German market grew by a considerable 25.6%. The United Arab Emirates market grew by 19.6%, whereas the United Kingdom market had a more modest increase of 2.2%.

Results

	1 Jan – 31 Jan 2012	% Change*
Passenger Movements	165,969	-2.2%
Aircraft Movements	1,600	-10.0%
Cargo and Mail (in tonnes)	1,156	-6.5%
Seat Capacity	254,714	-9.8%
Seat Load Factor	65.2%	5.1 PPD
MTOW (in tonnes)	135,808	-5.4%

Top Destinations (by Country)

	Country	1 Jan – 31 Jan 2012	% Change*
1	UNITED KINGDOM	56,950	2.2%
2	ITALY	32,708	-16.2%
3	GERMANY	26,303	25.6%
4	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	5,896	19.6%
5	FRANCE	5,593	-13.4%

Top Destinations (by Airport)

	Airport	1 Jan – 31 Jan 2012	% Change*
1	LONDON - GATWICK	15,346	14.5%
2	LONDON – HEATHROW	14,046	-6.1%
3	FRANKFURT	12,777	9.5%
4	ROME – FIUMICINO	11,551	-20.3%
5	MANCHESTER	8,091	-2.4%

* compared to same period last year

Note: With the exception of cargo and mail and MTOW, all figures relate to scheduled & nonscheduled movements, excluding General Aviation.

For further information on traffic results, log on to www.maltairport.com/stats or contact the MIA PR & Corporate Communications Department on 2369 6288

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Louis de Gabriele Company Secretary