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Passenger traffic figures
In August 2008, Aéroports de Paris (Paris:ADP) (Pink Sheets:AEOPF) recorded an increase of 1.6 % in passenger traffic compared to August 2007. The Paris airports handled a total of 8.4 million passengers: 6 million at Paris - Charles de Gaulle airport (+1.9%) and 2.4 million at Paris - Orly (+1%), in addition to the exceptional traffic increase recorded in August 2007 (+8%).
Traffic figures for August 2008 were marked by an increase on international routes, the Group´s most profitable segment.
Domestic traffic stood at –0.6%. European traffic decreased by 0.3% with a slight decrease on routes to the Schengen area (–0.3%) and –4.4% for routes to Great–Britain and Ireland.
Traffic on the other international routes rose by 5.6%, fuelled by an increase in traffic to North and South America (+10%). The African market grew by 3.7%. A 2.7% increase was recorded on routes to and from Asia and the Middle East.
For the first eight months of 2008, passenger traffic grew by 2.2%. Aéroports de Paris expects its annual passenger traffic to grow by approximately 2% in 2008 and confirms that its expected growth in revenue and EBITDA should be substantially superior to traffic growth, with an EBITDA increase of between +9% and +12%.
Passenger traffic
| Passenger traffic figures | August 2008 | % change* | January to August 2008 | % change* | 12 months to Auguts 2008 | % change* | |||||
| Paris–CDG | 5, 979, 732 | +1,9% | 41, 552, 080 | +3,0% | 61,144, 662 | +3,6% | |||||
| Paris–Orly | 2, 443, 114 | +1,0% | 18, 047, 348 | +0,3% | 26, 489, 516 | +0,7% | |||||
| Total | 8, 422, 846 | +1,6% | 59, 599, 428 | +2,2% | 87, 634, 178 | +2,7% |
* year on year
Traffic by geographic area
| Markets | Markets rate | Monthly change August 2008 / August 2007 | ||
| Europe | ||||
| Domestic | 16,4% | – 0,6% | ||
| French Overseas Territories and Departments | 3,7% | – 5,5% | ||
| Europe Of which Schengen | 41,6% 30,22 % | – 0,3% – 0,3% | ||
| Other international | ||||
| Africa | 13,2% | + 3,7% | ||
| North America, Latin America & Caribbeans | 14,2% | + 10,0% | ||
| Asia/Pacific & Middle East | 10,9% | + 2,7% | ||
| TOTAL | 100% | + 1,6% |
Note: All our traffic figures are based on commercial passenger traffic (including passengers in direct transit)
Aircraft movements
The number of aircraft movements increased by 0.4% in August 2008 year on year (+0.8% at Paris–Charles de Gaulle and –0.9% at Paris–Orly). The passenger load factor reached 71.15% compared with 79.21% in August 2007.
Commercial aircraft movements
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| August 2008 | % change* | January to August 2008 | % change* | 12 months to August 2008 | % change* | ||||||
| Paris–CDG | 48, 995 | +0,8% | 372, 930 | +2,6% | 553, 208 | +2,1% | ||||||
| Paris–Orly | 18, 791 | –0,9% | 155, 814 | –0,5% | 232, 145 | –0,7% | ||||||
| Total | 67, 786 | +0,4% | 528, 744 | +1,6% | 785, 353 | +1,3% |
* year on year
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Aéroports de Paris builds, develops and manages airports including Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Paris–Orly and Paris–Le Bourget. Aéroports de Paris is Europe´s second–largest airport services group in terms of airport revenues and the European leader for cargo and mail. Aéroports de Paris accommodates nearly 460 airlines, including the main companies in the air transport industry. With an exceptional geographic location and a major trading area, the Group is pursuing its strategy of modernizing its terminal facilities and upgrading the quality of services, and also intends to develop its retail and real estate business. In 2007, Aéroports de Paris Group had revenues of €2,292.4 million and handled 86.4 million passengers. |
