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ACI PaxFlash and FreightFlash – January 2013 6

Freight Traffic Growth Trends

Month by month comparison with same month previous year

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Global passenger traffic posts modest growth of 1.5% in January Overall passenger traffic grew by +1.5 percent for the month of January. Continental Europe suffered a decline of -1.3 percent in passenger traffic, which brought down the overall global growth. However, the airports of Istanbul (IST) and Moscow (DME) continue to post phenomenal gains irrespective of their neighbouring markets. Each airport posted double digit gains of +18.7 and +13.3 percent respectively. Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Dubai (DXB) also showed no sign of slowing down with passenger traffic growth of +19.6 and +14.6 percent respectively. Growth in air freight were marked by relatively high growth rates as compared to the monthly trend. Year over year growth for January was at +7.4 percent. Yet, the high growth rate in freight traffic is distorted as a result of the Chinese New Year in January 2012, which significantly depressed overall demand during the holiday season. After adjusting for this seasonality affect, growth is estimated to be in the realm of +3 percent, which is more in line with the growth rates of previous months. Although air freight volumes stagnated for most of 2012, traffic in freight is expected to gain momentum with the general rise in business confidence. According to The Economist and the Financial times Global Business Barometer, which surveys over 1500 executives on a quarterly basis, overall results of the survey point to expectations that future business conditions will improve. Especially important, executives in transport and tourism reported being the most upbeat as compared to other industries. ACI World’s Economics Director Rafael Echevarne commented, “While the euro crises, America’s fiscal cliff as well as other market risks continue to be obstacles for the air transport industry, the revival of business confidence represents an important step forward, particularly as it relates to freight traffic. As businesses begin to build up their inventories and shipments based on stronger expected demand, we are likely to see air freight traffic in positive territory more consistently from month to month over the next quarter. While Europe has experienced an overall contraction in passenger traffic, key emerging air transport markets in the Middle East, Latin America-Caribbean, Asia-Pacific as well as Eastern Europe and Turkey that serve a substantial critical mass of traffic maintained their resilience in face of the downside risks.”




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Notes for editors 1. Airports Council International (ACI), the only worldwide association of airports, has 580 member airport authorities, which operate over 1,650 airports in 179 countries. ACI’s mission is to promote professional excellence in airport management and operations, and this mandate is carried out through the organization’s multiple training opportunities, as well as the customer service benchmarking programme, a wide range of conferences, industry statistical products and best practice publications. 2. PaxFlash and FreightFlash statistics are based on a significant sample of airports that provide regular monthly reports to ACI. They represent approximately 60% of total passenger traffic and 70% of total freight traffic worldwide. Commentary, tables and charts are based on preliminary data submitted by participating airports and are therefore subject to change. 3. Regional results and trend graphics are provided on the following pages. 4. For further information, contact Cheryl Marcell [email protected]

TABLE 1: SUMMARY WORLDWIDE TRAFFIC RESULTS, January 2013 (% CHANGE)

January 2013 Over January

2012 Year to date

2013 12-month

rolling year

PaxFlash

International passenger 3.1 3.1 5.1

Domestic passenger 0.3 0.3 2.3

Total passenger 1.5 1.5 3.5

FreightFlash

International freight 5.2 5.2 0.1

Domestic freight 12.5 12.5 1.7

Total freight 7.4 7.4 0.8


TABLE 2: PaxFlash Summary – January 2013

Regions JANUARY

2013 (000s)

% YOY YTD

JANUARY 2013

(000s) % YOY

YE thru JANUARY

2013 (000s)

% YOY

International Passengers AFR 5 172 5.2 5 172 5.2 67 795 13.1 ASP 38 717 5.9 38 717 5.9 434 326 9.0 EUR 59 346 0.1 59 346 0.1 948 289 2.6 LAC 7 902 0.4 7 902 0.4 82 324 2.9 MEA 10 906 12.6 10 906 12.6 122 481 11.8 NAM 16 424 3.2 16 424 3.2 202 930 3.5

ACI TOTAL 138 468 3.1 138 468 3.1 1 858 145 5.1 Domestic Passengers

AFR 2 482 (3.0) 2 482 (3.0) 32 187 (1.6) ASP 55 531 (0.8) 55 531 (0.8) 668 912 4.7 EUR 18 382 (5.8) 18 382 (5.8) 270 185 (2.5) LAC 17 690 2.8 17 690 2.8 201 785 6.9 MEA NAM 75 659 2.2 75 659 2.2 1 011 218 1.4

ACI TOTAL 169 745 0.3 169 745 0.3 2 184 287 2.3 Total Passengers

AFR 7 771 2.4 7 771 2.4 101 355 7.8 ASP 94 510 1.8 94 510 1.8 1 105 428 6.3 EUR 78 048 (1.3) 78 048 (1.3) 1 222 507 1.4 LAC 26 187 1.5 26 187 1.5 290 796 5.2 MEA 11 288 11.9 11 288 11.9 127 189 11.1 NAM 92 131 2.3 92 131 2.3 1 216 625 1.8

ACI TOTAL 309 935 1.5 309 935 1.5 4 063 900 3.5 Traffic table definitions: PASSENGER TRAFFIC: departing + arriving passengers (000s) INTERNATIONAL: traffic performed between the designated airport and an airport in another country/territory DOMESTIC: traffic performed between two airports located in the same country/territory TOTAL: international + domestic passengers + direct transit passengers counted once (when breakdown is available) Regional summaries and totals are calculated from a representative sample. The values in 000s do not represent the entire global coverage of airports. YOY Year over year same month comparison YTD Year to date, starting January 2012, compared to same period previous year YE Year end, based on rolling 12 month period, compared to same prior 12 month period AFR – Africa EUR – Europe MEA – Middle East ASP – Asia Pacific (including India)

LAC – Latin America and Caribbean

NAM – North America




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Traffic table definitions: PASSENGER TRAFFIC: departing + arriving passengers (000s) INTERNATIONAL: traffic performed between the designated airport and an airport in another country/territory DOMESTIC: traffic performed between two airports located in the same country/territory TOTAL: international + domestic passengers + direct transit passengers counted once (when breakdown is available) Regional summaries and totals are calculated from a representative sample. The values in 000s do not represent the entire global coverage of airports. YOY Year over year same month comparison YTD Year to date, starting January 2012, compared to same period previous year YE Year end, based on rolling 12 month period, compared to same prior 12 month period


Passenger Traffic Growth Trends





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TABLE 3: FreightFlash Summary – January 2013

Regions JANUARY 2013 % YOY

YTD JANUARY

2013 % YOY

YE thru JANUARY

2013 % YOY

International Freight AFR 29.9 (6.3) 29.9 (6.3) 443.7 0.8 ASP 1 429.8 7.6 1 429.8 7.6 18 618.3 1.4 EUR 1 052.2 2.2 1 052.2 2.2 13 982.5 (2.3) LAC 136.8 (5.3) 136.8 (5.3) 1 895.6 (1.6) MEA 325.5 10.7 325.5 10.7 3 781.2 4.5 NAM 532.6 5.2 532.6 5.2 6 765.7 (0.4)

ACI TOTAL 3 506.7 5.2 3 506.7 5.2 45 487.1 0.1 Domestic Freight

AFR 2.0 (16.3) 2.0 (16.3) 33.0 3.6 ASP 568.6 22.5 568.6 22.5 6 565.5 4.5 EUR 48.3 0.9 48.3 0.9 662.6 (1.3) LAC 61.1 (5.4) 61.1 (5.4) 884.6 0.5 MEA NAM 1 023.5 9.4 1 023.5 9.4 12 344.7 0.5

ACI TOTAL 1 703.6 12.5 1 703.6 12.5 20 490.3 1.7 Total Freight

AFR 36.5 (5.5) 36.5 (5.5) 534.7 0.7 ASP 1 998.4 11.3 1 998.4 11.3 25 210.6 2.2 EUR 1 107.7 2.2 1 107.7 2.2 14 779.3 (2.3) LAC 197.9 (5.3) 197.9 (5.3) 2 781.6 (0.9) MEA 325.6 10.7 325.6 10.7 3 782.5 4.5 NAM 1 587.6 8.0 1 587.6 8.0 19 752.7 1.0

ACI TOTAL 5 253.8 7.4 5 253.8 7.4 66 841.4 0.8 Traffic table definitions: FREIGHT TRAFFIC: loaded and unloaded freight; data in metric tonnes INTERNATIONAL: traffic performed between the designated airport and an airport in another country/territory DOMESTIC: traffic performed between two airports located in the same country/territory TOTAL: international + domestic freight (when breakdown is available) Note: No domestic freight traffic is reported by airports in the Middle East region. Regional summaries and totals are calculated from a representative sample. The values in 000s do not represent the entire global coverage of airports. YOY Year over year same month comparison YTD Year to date, starting January 2012, compared to same period previous year YE Year end, based on rolling 12 month period, compared to same prior 12 month period AFR – Africa EUR – Europe MEA – Middle East ASP – Asia Pacific (including India)

LAC – Latin America and Caribbean

NAM – North America




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