Earnings Release • May 6, 2013
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Reference: 150/2013
In Terms of Chapter 5 of the Listing Rules
Passenger movements at Malta International Airport grew by 8.9% during the month of April reaching 331,369, i.e. the highest number ever registered in April. This was brought about by an increase of 10.7% in the seat capacity for the month, which reached 440,430.
The average seat load factor registered a slight decrease of 1.3 percentage points when compared to April 2012, reaching 75.2%, whilst aircraft movements for the month were 9.4% more than those in the corresponding period last year. The Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) was 9.9% higher, whilst cargo and mail registered a decrease of 5.7% on that registered during the same month in 2012.
The UK, Italian and Spanish markets all registered increases in April, with 3.6%, 13.8%, and 0.8% respectively, whereas the German market registered a decrease of 3.2% and the French market decreased negligibly by 0.7%.
Between January and April, passenger movements increased by 8.7%, with aircraft movements registering an increase of 4.2% over the same first four months of 2012. The seat capacity increased by 6.3% whereas the average seat load factor increased by 1.7 percentage points over the same period in 2012. In the same period, the MTOW increased by 5.3% whereas Cargo and Mail was more or less the same with a decrease of 0.1% over the same period of 2012.

Date: Monday 6th May 2013

| April 2013 | % Change* | Jan – Apr 2013 |
% Change* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger Movements | 331,369 | 8.9% | 936,657 | 8.7% |
| Aircraft Movements | 2,639 | 9.4% | 7,767 | 4.2% |
| Cargo and Mail (in tonnes) | 1,445 | -5.7% | 5,541 | -0.1% |
| Seat Capacity | 440,430 | 10.7% | 1,280,113 | 6.3% |
| Seat Load Factor | 75.2% | -1.3 PPD | 73.2% | 1.7 PPD |
| MTOW (in tonnes) | 220,267 | 9.9% | 662,658 | 5.3% |
| Country | April 2013 | % Change* | Jan – Apr 2013 |
% Change* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED KINGDOM | 95,553 | 3.6% | 300,734 | 7.8% |
| ITALY | 60,770 | 13.8% | 182,182 | 15.6% |
| GERMANY | 40,778 | -3.2% | 132,994 | -0.8% |
| FRANCE | 22,563 | -0.7% | 49,245 | 10.8% |
| SPAIN | 15,533 | 0.8% | 27,089 | -18.6% |
| Airport | April 2013 | % Change* | Jan – Apr 2013 |
% Change* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON - GATWICK |
21,657 | 5.9% | 77,194 | 12.4% |
| FRANKFURT | 18,313 | 1.2% | 62,408 | 3.9% |
| ROME - FIUMICINO |
16,216 | -1.5% | 56,605 | 5.3% |
| LONDON - HEATHROW |
15,559 | -1.2% | 58,006 | -1.1% |
| MANCHESTER | 15,482 | 20.6% | 49,688 | 19.9% |
* compared to same period last year
Note: With the exception of cargo and mail and MTOW, all figures relate to scheduled & nonscheduled 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 2369 6288.
Signed:
Louis de Gabriele COMPANY SECRETARY
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