Malta International Airport Plc

Earnings Release • Aug 6, 2012

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT

Malta International Airport plc (the "Company")

Announces Traffic Results – July 2012

Date of Announcement 6 August 2012

Reference 136/2012

In terms of Chapter 5 of the Listing Rules

Following the 1.6% growth reported for the first half of 2012, passenger movements at Malta International Airport in July increased by 7.1% reaching an all-time record, for any month ever, of 445,232 passengers. The previous record for any one month was achieved in August 2010 with 427,924 passengers.

In July, aircraft movements and seat capacity increased by 4.8% and 5.7% respectively over the corresponding period last year, whilst the average seat load factor (SLF) increased by 1.1 percentage points to reach 85.1%. This increase in the seat-load factor is the 16th monthly consecutive growth. The maximum take-off weight (MTOW) also increased by 5.6% on that registered in July last year, whilst cargo and mail were 8% higher than that recorded during the same month in 2011.

All the core markets, with the exception of Germany, registered increases during the month of July with Italy, France and Spain and showing an increase of 10.2%, 9.7% and 3.5% respectively. The largest market, the United Kingdom, resulted in an increase of 2.4%. The German market on the other hand registered a slight decrease of 1% which is equivalent to 613 passenger movements.

January – July 2012

The results for the first seven months of the year, in terms of passenger movements therefore show an increase of 2.8% when compared to the same period last year, totalling 2.02 million passenger movements. This overall increase in the first seven months was mostly due to the record number of passengers in the month of July.

Overview

	1 Jan - 31 Jul 2012	% Change*	1 Jul – 31 Jul 2012	% Change*
Passenger Movements	2,026,751	2.8%	445,232	7.1%
Aircraft Movements	16,161	-1.4%	3,135	4.8%
Cargo and Mail (in tonnes)	10,231	9.2%	1,394	8%
Seat Capacity	2,658,668	-1.5%	522,973	5.7%
Seat Load Factor	76.20%	3.1 PPD	85.10%	1.1 PPD
MTOW (in tonnes)	1,350,900	0%	257,582	5.6%

Top Destinations (by Country)

Country	1 Jan - 31 Jul 2012	% Change*	1 Jul – 31 Jul 2012	% Change*
UNITED KINGDOM	616,512	1.6%	119,430	2.4%
ITALY	340,312	-4%	76,388	10.2%
GERMANY	306,157	8.9%	58,002	-1%
FRANCE	118,571	3.9%	28,411	9.7%
SPAIN AND CANARY ISLANDS	93,581	-4.3%	26,174	3.5%

Top Destinations (by Airport)

Airport	1 Jan - 31 Jul 2012	% Change*	1 Jul – 31 Jul 2012	% Change*
LONDON - GATWICK	142,232	-7.5%	26,145	-16.9%
FRANKFURT	123,142	6.5%	21,306	1.6%
ROME - FIUMICINO	111,896	-13.7%	25,277	10.3%
LONDON - HEATHROW	108,738	-6.6%	16,842	-10.9%
MANCHESTER	92,007	0.4%	17,429	-3.5%

*Compared to same period for 2011

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 MIA PR & Corporate Communications Department on 2369 6288.

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Louis de Gabriele Company Secretary