Paris, 22 September 2006
Passenger traffic figures
Aéroports de Paris handled 7.67 million passengers in August 2006, an increase of 2.9% compared to August 2005, with 5.38 million at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (+3.5%) and 2.29 million at Paris-Orly (+1.4%).
The increased traffic over this month was driven by the growth of internal European Union traffic.
Domestic traffic grew by 1.3%. European traffic rose by 6.4% thanks to Schengen traffic (+9.4%). Traffic to the ten new EU member states also increased (+5.2%). There was a slight fall in traffic to Great Britain (-3%), owing to the terrorist attacks that were prevented in London. Traffic to other international destinations has risen by 1.1% and includes varying degrees of changes. Growth remains significant in Africa (+5.8%) and Asia (+1.5%). The traffic to destinations in North America and Latin America has been lower, by 2.3% and 6.7% respectively, in particular with the drop in the number of tourists going to the United-States and the momentary interruption of Varig's flight operations in Brazil. The traffic to the Middle-East has fallen by 3%, as a result of political instability in the region.
Commercial passenger traffic
| in number of passengers |
August 2006 |
% Change* |
January / August 2006 |
% Change* |
Cumulative total over last 12 months |
% Change* |
|
Paris-CDG |
5, 378, 080 |
+3,5 |
38, 111, 366 |
+5,4 |
55, 766, 622 |
+5,5 |
|
Paris-Orly |
2, 290, 540 |
+1,4 |
17, 306, 506 |
+2,6 |
25, 295, 724 |
+2,7 |
|
Total |
7, 668, 620 |
+2,9 |
55, 417, 872 |
+4,5 |
81, 062, 346 |
+4,6 |
Traffic figures by geographic area
| Market |
Market rate |
Monthly changeJuly 2006/ July 2005 |
|
Europe
Domestic
French Overseas Territories and
DepartmentsEurope
Of which Schengen |
18.03%
4.17 %
41.20 %
26.73%
|
+1.3%
-7.4 %
+6.4 %
+9.4 %
|
|
Other international
Africa
America
Pacific Asia/Middle East |
12.87%
13.2 %
10.53 %
|
+5.8 %
-3.2%
+1.5%
|
|
TOTAL |
100 % |
+2.9% |
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 2.3% in August with respect to the previous year (+2.8% at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and +1% at Paris-Orly). Furthermore, the aircraft passenger load factor has risen (77.1% compared to 76.2% in 2005).
Commercial aircraft movements
| |
June 2006 |
change* |
January to July 2006 |
change* |
12 months to July 2006 |
change* |
|
Paris-CDG |
47, 187 |
+2.8 % |
354, 617 |
+3.1 % |
524, 470 |
+1.9 % |
|
Paris-Orly |
18, 470 |
+1 % |
152, 233 |
+2.4 % |
226, 482 |
+2.1 % |
|
Total ADP |
65, 657 |
+2.3 % |
506, 850 |
+2.9 % |
750, 952 |
+2 % |
Forward-looking statements :
Forward-looking statements are included in the press release herein. They are based on data, assumptions and estimates deemed sensible by Aéroports de Paris. They notably include information regarding the financial condition, results of operations and business of Aéroports de Paris. These forward-looking statements include risks, uncertainties and may be adversely affected by known or unknown factors most of which cannot be controlled by Aéroports de Paris and cannot be easily predicted. They can lead to results substantially different from the information included in the forward-looking statements.A list of risk factors can be found in the reference document filed on April 21, 2006 with the French financial markets authority (AMF) under the number I.06-036. Consequently, these statements are no guarantees of future performance and Aéroports de Paris undertakes no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements.