Malta International Airport Plc

Earnings Release • Oct 5, 2012

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT

Malta International Airport plc (the "Company")

Announces Traffic Results – September 2012

Date of Announcement 5 October 2012

Reference 138/2012

In terms of Chapter 5 of the Listing Rules

Passenger movements at Malta International Airport in September reached 407,917 – i.e. the highest number ever registered in September, registering the sixth consecutive record month. The increase in passenger movements, when compared to the same month last year, is equivalent to an increase of 6.6%.

This record result in September was achieved with an increase of 3.6% in seat capacity over the same period last year, with a total of 476,074 seats. In the same month, aircraft movements increased by 3.5% over the corresponding period last year, whereas the average seat load factor increased by 2.5 percentage points to reach 85.7%. The maximum take-off weight (MTOW) was 2.9% higher than that registered in September last year, whilst cargo and mail was 3.6% lower than that recorded during the same month in 2011.

In this same month, the Spanish market grew considerably, registering an increase of 14.7%, whereas the French, Italian and UK markets grew slightly, by 2.5%, 0.5% and 0.2% respectively. The only main market to register a decrease in September when compared to same period last year was the German one, with a decrease of 5%.

January – September 2012

The results for the first nine months of the year, in terms of passenger movements, therefore show an increase of 4.1% when compared to the same period last year, totalling 2,896,724 passenger movements. The increase of 2.8 percentage points in the seat load factor – which for the period January to September 2011 stands at 78.9% – together with the marginal increase of 0.4% in seat capacity was the main driver of this result.

Results

	Sept 2012 Sept2012	% Change Change	Jan – Sept 2012	% Change*
Passenger Movements Movements	407,917 407,917	6.6% 6.6%	2,896,724	4.1%
Aircraft Movements	2,865	3.5% 3.5%	22,237	0.3%
Cargo and Mail (in tonnes) Mail	1,252	-3.6% -3.6%	12,725	8.3%
Seat Capacity	476,074 476,074	3.6% 3.6%	3,672,583	0.4%
Seat Load Factor	85.7%	2.5 PPD 2.5	78.9%	2.8 PPD
MTOW (in tonnes)	234,610	2.9% 2.9%	1,848,115	1.5%

Top Destinations (by Country)

	Country	Sept 2012 Sept2012	% Change Change	Jan – Sept 2012	% Change*
1	UNITED KINGDOM	118,515 118,515	0.2% 0.2%	857,268	1.3%
2	ITALY	63,522	0.5% 0.5%	485,753	-1.9%
3	GERMANY	53,182	-5%	426,408	7.8%
4	FRANCE	24,615	2.5% 2.5%	173,921	5.4%
5	SPAIN SPAIN	23,571	14.7%	149,931	0.6%

Top Destinations (by Airport)

	Cargo and Mail (in tonnes) Mail tonnes)	1,252	-3.6% -3.6%	12,725	8.3%
Seat Capacity		476,074 476,074	3.6% 3.6%	3,672,583	0.4%
Seat Load Factor		85.7%	2.5 PPD 2.5	78.9%	2.8 PPD
MTOW (in tonnes)		234,610	2.9% 2.9%	1,848,115	1.5%
Top Destinations (by Country)
	Country	Sept 2012 Sept2012	% Change Change	Jan – Sept 2012	% Change*
1	UNITED KINGDOM	118,515 118,515	0.2% 0.2%	857,268	1.3%
2	ITALY	63,522	0.5% 0.5%	485,753	-1.9%
3	GERMANY	53,182	-5%	426,408	7.8%
4	FRANCE	24,615	2.5% 2.5%	173,921	5.4%
5	SPAIN SPAIN	23,571	14.7%	149,931	0.6%
	Top Destinations (by Airport)
			%	Jan – Sept	%
	Airport	Sept 2012 Sept2012	Change Change	2012	Change*
1 1	LONDON - GATWICK GATWICK	25,454	-19.7%	193,970	-10.8%
2 2	FRANKFURT	20,632	-2.6% -2.6%	166,214	4.8%
3 3	ROME - FIUMICINO	19,504	-7.9% -7.9% -10.5%	156,478	-10.8% -1.9%
4 4 5 5	MANCHESTER MANCHESTER LONDON - HEATHROW * compared to same period last year compared last year	17,659 17,587	-3%	128,570 143,317	-6.3%

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Louis de Gabriele Company Secretary