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Malta International Airport Plc

Earnings Release Jul 4, 2013

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COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT

Malta International Airport plc (the "Company")

Traffic Results – January - June 2013

Date: 4 July
2013
Reference: 155/2013
In Terms of Chapter 5 of the Listing Rules

Passenger traffic at Malta Airport for the first half of 2013 registered an increase of 9.2%, and reached a record 1,726,486 passenger movements. This increase was primarily due to the increase of 7.6% in seat capacity. One of the most remarkable points in these results is that notwithstanding the increase in seat capacity, the average seat load factor registered a further growth of one percentage point, reaching a record 75.1%.

Between January and June of this year, the number of aircraft movements increased by 5.9%, with the maximum take-off weight (MTOW) increasing by 6.7%, whereas Cargo and Mail decreased by 6.9% over the same period in 2012.

When looking at the top markets, the Italian market registered the highest growth for the first six months of 2013 with an increase of 16.9%. The French market followed with an increase of 14.6% and the UK market registered a 5.5% increase. The German and Spanish markets registered decreases of 2 % and 8.5% respectively.

June 2013

In June, passenger movements at Malta Airport kept on sustaining the growth trend registered in previous months and grew by an impressive 9.7% reaching a record 411,851 passengers. Aircraft movements registered higher levels with an increase of 8.1% and seat capacity grew by 9.2%. The average seat load factor went up by 0.4 percentage points over the same month last year. In June, there was also an increase of 8% in the MTOW, whereas cargo and mail registered a staggering 22.5% increase.

Overview

June
2013
% Change* Jan –
June
2013
% Change*
Passenger Movements 411,851 9.7 % 1,726,486 9.2 %
Aircraft Movements 3,063 8.1 % 13,797 5.9 %
Cargo and Mail (in tonnes) 1,309 -22.5 % 8,231 -6.9 %
Seat Capacity 517,275 9.2 % 2,298,830 7.6 %
Seat Load Factor 79.6 0.4 PPD 75.1% 1 PPD
MTOW (in tonnes) 255,420 8 % 1,165,639 6.7%

Top Destinations (by Country)

Country June
2013
% Change* Jan –
June
2013
% Change*
United Kingdom 115,040 2.9 % 524,283 5.5 %
Italy 66,154 23.5 % 308,533 16.9 %
Germany 59,632 1 % 243,171 -2 %
France 25,535 13.4 % 103,286 14.6 %
Spain 18,712 -0.3 % 61,702 -8.5 %

Top Destinations (by Airport)

Airport June
2013
% Change* Jan –
June
2013
% Change*
London -
Gatwick
25,588 4.9 % 124,932 7.6%
Frankfurt 21,012 0 % 103,672 1.8 %
London -
Heathrow
17,716 5 % 92,482 0.6 %
Rome -
Fiumicino
17,773 3.3 % 90,629 4.6 %
Manchester 15,550 -10.4 % 80,478 7.9 %

* 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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