Earnings Release • Mar 4, 2013
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Announces Traffic Results - February 2013
Date of Announcement 4 th March 2013 Reference 146/2013 In terms of Chapter 5 of the Listing Rules
Passenger movements at Malta Airport for the month of February increased by 4.2% when compared to the same month last year, reaching an all-time record of 176,818 for the second month of the year. Seat capacity for the month increased to 249,144 seats, i.e. 1.6% more than February 2012. The average seat load factor grew by 1.8 percentage points in this same month, reaching a record 71%.
The United Kingdom remained the top market for this month, with an increase of 7.4% over the same period last year. Italy went up one placing to second largest market for February, with a considerable increase of 16.3%. The German market in February was the third largest with a decrease of 5.8%. On the other hand, France kept its fourth placing with a remarkable increase of 19.4%. The largest increase was registered by Libya which climbed up from eighth market to fifth, with an impressive increase of 67.3%.
For the first two months of the year, passenger movements increased by 6.1% with a total of 356,061; whereas aircraft movements increased by 1.6% and seat capacity increased by 3.9%. In the same period, the average seat load factor registered an increase of 1.4 percentage points, the minimum take-off weight (MTOW) increased by 2.8%, whereas Cargo and Mail were 4.3% higher than same period last year.

| Feb 2013 | % Change* | 1 Jan – 28 Feb 2013 |
% Change* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger Movements | 176,818 | 4.2 | 356,061 | 6.1 |
| Aircraft Movements | 1,521 | -0.9 | 3,185 | 1.6 |
| Cargo and Mail (in tonnes) | 1,251 | -15.3 | 2,746 | 4.3 |
| Seat Capacity | 249,144 | 1.6 | 519,544 | 3.9 |
| Seat Load Factor | 71% | 1.8 | 68.5% | 1.4 |
| MTOW (in tonnes) | 134,543 | 0.7 | 277,137 | 2.8 |
| Country | Feb 2013 | % Change* | 1 Jan – 28 Feb 2013 |
% Change* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNITED KINGDOM | 61,449 | 7.4 | 122,291 | 7.1 |
| 2 | ITALY | 35,349 | 16.3 | 54,950 | 17 |
| 3 | GERMANY | 28,689 | -5.8 | 73,865 | -3.2 |
| 4 | FRANCE | 7,051 | 19.4 | 13,807 | 20.1 |
| 5 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 6,740 | 67.9 | 13,494 | 55.7 |
| Airport | Feb 2013 | % Change* | 1 Jan – 28 Feb 2013 |
% Change* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LONDON-GATWICK | 17,323 | 14.9 | 34,077 | 12 |
| 2 | FRANKFURT | 14,172 | 6 | 27,145 | 3.8 |
| 3 | LONDON-HEATHROW | 13,013 | 1.6 | 26,490 | -1.3 |
| 4 | ROME – FIUMICINO | 12,016 | 7.6 | 24,271 | 6.8 |
| 5 | MANCHESTER | 10,687 | 23.6 | 20,889 | 24.8 |
Note: With the exception of cargo and mail and MTOW, all figures relate to scheduled & non-scheduled movements, excluding General Aviation.
For further information on traffic results, log on to www.maltairport.com or contact the PR & Corporate Communications Department on 2369 6288.
Louis de Gabriele COMPANY SECRETARY
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