Malta International Airport Plc

Earnings Release • Feb 4, 2013

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT Malta International Airport plc (the "Company")

Announces Traffic Results - January 2013

Date of Announcement	th February 2013 4
Reference	145/2013
In terms of Chapter 5 of the Listing Rules

Traffic for 2013 at Malta Airport continued on the trend outlined in the previous nine months, with record figures for both passenger movements and average seat load factor registered in January.

Passenger movements for the first month of the year reached 179,243; which is an 8% increase when compared to the same month last year. The average seat load factor hit 66.3%, denoting an increase of 1.1 percentage points when compared to January 2012.

Aircraft movements for the month increased by 4.1% over the corresponding period last year. Likewise, the seat capacity for the month reached 270,400, i.e. an increase of 6.2% over January 2012. The maximum take-off weight (MTOW) was 4.9% higher than the corresponding period of 2012, whilst cargo and mail registered a staggering 29.3% increase on that recorded during the same month in 2012.

The Italian market registered the highest increase in absolute figures, with 5,808 more passenger movements, equivalent to an increase of 17.8% on those in January 2012. The UK market registered an increase of 3,892 passenger movements, resulting in an increase of 6.8%, whereas Libya has seen an increase of 2,115 passenger movements, translating in an increase of 45.6%. The French market registered an increase of 1,163 passenger movements, i.e. an increase of 20.8%. The German market retracted slightly and registered a negligible decrease of 42 passenger movements, i.e. 0.2% less than those in the corresponding period in 2012.

Results

	1 Jan – 31 Jan 2013	% Change*
Passenger Movements	179,243	8%
Aircraft Movements	1,665	4.1%
Cargo and Mail (in tonnes)	1,495	29.3%
Seat Capacity	270,400	6.2%
Seat Load Factor	66.3%	1.1 PPD
MTOW (in tonnes)	142,672	4.9%

Top Destinations (by Country)

	Country	1 Jan – 31 Jan 2013	% Change*
1	UNITED KINGDOM	60,842	6.8%
2	ITALY	38,516	17.8%
3	GERMANY	26,261	-0.2%
4	FRANCE	6,756	20.8%
5	LIBYA	6,754	45.6%

Top Destinations (by Airport)

	Airport	1 Jan – 31 Jan 2013	% Change*
1	LONDON - GATWICK	16,754	9.2%
2	LONDON – HEATHROW	13,477	-4.1%
3	FRANKFURT	12,973	1.5%
4	ROME – FIUMICINO	12,255	6.1%
5	MANCHESTER	10,202	26.1%

* compared to same period last year

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 http://corporate.maltairport.com/en/statistics.htm or contact the Malta Airport PR & Corporate Communications Department on (+356) 2369 6288.

Louis de Gabriele COMPANY SECRETARY