Malta International Airport Plc

Earnings Release • Sep 5, 2012

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT

Malta International Airport plc (the "Company")

Announces Traffic Results – August 2012

Date of Announcement	5 September 2012
Reference	1372012
In terms of Chapter 5 of the Listing Rules

Passenger movements at Malta Airport in August reached an all-time record of 461,153, breaking the record just achieved the previous month (445,232). The increase in passenger movements is equivalent to 7.9% or 33,578 movements when compared to the same month last year. In August, seat capacity has also hit an all-time record of 536,632, i.e. an increase of 7.5%. The average seat load factor also increased by 0.2 percentage points to reach a record 85.9%.

In August, aircraft movements grew by 6.6% over the corresponding period last year, whilst the maximum take-off weight (MTOW) was 8.6% higher than that registered in August last year. Another positive result was achieved in cargo and mail with a staggering 14.6% increase over the same month in 2011.

All the core markets registered increases during the month of August with Germany and France growing significantly by 14.7% and 14.6% respectively, whereas Spain and Italy recorded an increase of 6.2% and 5.7% respectively. Passenger movements from the United Kingdom were more or less the same with a 0.2% increase.

January – August 2012

The results for the first eight months of the year, in terms of passenger movements, therefore show an increase of 3.7% when compared to the same period last year, totalling 2,487,903 passenger movements. The increase of 2.8 percentage points in the average seat load factor was the main driver of this result, whilst the seat capacity and aircraft movements remained more or less unchanged; the former registering no change whereas the latter registering a 0.1% drop for the period January to August 2012.

Overview

	Jan - Aug 2012 2012	% Change*	Aug 2012	% Change*
Passenger Movements Passenger	2,487,903	3.7%	461,153	7.9% 7.9%
Aircraft AircraftMovements Movements	19,368	-0.1%	3,208	6.6% 6.6%
Cargo and Mail (in tonnes) Cargo Mail (in	11,472	9.8%	1,240	14.6%
Seat Capacity Seat Capacity	3,195,515	0.0%	536,632	7.5% 7.5%
Seat Load Factor Seat Load Factor	77.90%	2.8 PPD 2.8 PPD	85.90% 85.90%	0.2 PPD
MTOW (in tonnes) MTOW	1,613,347	1.3%	262,445	8.6% 8.6%

Top Destinations (by Country) Top Destinations

Country	Jan - Aug Aug 2012	% Change % Change	Aug Aug 2012	% Change* %
UNITED KINGDOM	738,091	1.4%	121,579	0.2%
ITALY	422,231	-2.3%	81,919	5.7%
GERMANY	373,226	9.9%	67,069	14.7% 14.7%
SPAIN	126,256	-1.8%	32,675	6.2%
FRANCE	149,306	5.9%	30,735	14.6% 14.6%

Top Destinations (by Airport) (by

Airport	Jan - Aug 2012	% Change* %	Aug 2012 2012	% Change*
LONDON - GATWICK	168,516	-9.3%	26,284	-17.9%
ROME - FIUMICINO FIUMICINO	136,974	-11.2%	25,078	2.0% 2.0%
FRANKFURT	145,582	6.0%	22,440	3.2% 3.2%
MUNICH	97834	15.7% 15.7%	19,128	32.3%
MANCHESTER	110,377	-0.8%	18,370	-6.3%

*Compared to same period for 2011

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

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

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