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Malta International Airport Plc

Earnings Release Jun 4, 2014

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COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT

Malta International Airport plc (the "Company")

Traffic Results – May 2014

Reference: 178/2014

exceeded in May.

In Terms of Chapter 5 of the Listing Rules

Malta International Airport this year registered a significant increase in May traffic, welcoming a total of 402,289 passengers. This marks a 6.4% rise in passenger movements compared to last year. It is also the first time that the 400,000 passenger mark was

May's figures were due to an added seat capacity of 4.9%. Seat Load factor increased by 1.1 percentage points, reaching an overall 76.5% for the month. All the additional seats deployed were translated into passengers.

"The results achieved in May reflect the commitment of the airport and key industry stakeholders who work closely together to ensure constant growth," said Malta International Airport CEO Markus Klaushofer.

Traffic from the United Kingdom grew by 8.9%, as a result of the growth being experienced in London Gatwick as well as regional airports in the UK. Traffic from France improved by 21.4% following the growth on Paris flights by Air Malta and the introduction of a new Transavia route from Nantes. Growth in travels towards and from Italy also rose significantly by 13.9%, retaining its place as an ever-popular European destination, while traffic to and from Germany achieved a similar result to 2013. A 9.1% increase in traffic towards The Netherlands resulted in this country featuring for the first time as our fifth top destination.

Malta International Airport also saw significant growth from emerging markets Turkey, Hungary and Lithuania.

Overall, aircraft movements for the month rose by 6.5 per cent, which was reflected in an increase of 24,341 passengers, when compared to the corresponding period of last year.

Date: 04 June 2014

Overview

01 May 2014 ~ 31 May 2014 %Change
Passenger Movements 402,289 6.4%
Aircraft Movements 3,162 6.5%
Cargo and Mail (in tonnes) 1,380 -0.1%
Seat Capacity 526,183 4.9%
Seat Load Factor 76.5% 1.1 PPD
MTOW (in tonnes) 263,521 6.5%

Top Destinations (by Country)

Country Passengers
01 May 2014 ~ 31 May 2014
%Change
1 UNITED KINGDOM 118,177 8.9%
2 ITALY 68,548 13.9%
3 GERMANY 50,145 -0.8%
4 FRANCE 34,618 21.4%
5 NETHERLANDS 12,625 9.1%

Top Destinations (by Airport)

Airport Passengers
01 May 2014 ~ 31 May 2014
%Change
1 LONDON - GATWICK 30,427 37.4%
2 FRANKFURT 24,954 23.2%
3 ROME - FIUMICINO 17,539 7.9%
4 LONDON - HEATHROW 15,887 -5.2%
5 MANCHESTER 15,788 3.6%

*Compared to same period for 2013

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/statistics or contact the Marketing & Brand Development Department on 2369 6340

Signed:

Louis de Gabriele COMPANY SECRETARY

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