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Malta International Airport Plc

Earnings Release Mar 4, 2013

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

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%.

January – February 2013

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.

Results

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

Top Destinations (by Country)

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

Top Destinations (by Airport)

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

* compared to same period last year – 29/02/2012

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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