AIA February 2017 – Monthly Traffic Update

Issued: 22 March 2017
aucklandairport.co.nz

This monthly traffic update from Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) is generated with assistance and data from Statistics New Zealand, the New Zealand Customs Service, Airways New Zealand, Immigration New Zealand and AIAL.
International and Domestic passenger movements are actual. Auckland Airport has refined its passenger and movements data from August 2016, resulting in a restatement of data year to date and prior year comparatives. This document
is intended for information purposes. It should not be considered a recommendation, offer or invitation to purchase securities. All reasonable steps have been taken to ensure that the information is true and accurate at the time of publication.
* Total international passengers including transits. **Estimation using best available data. ***Maximum Certificated Take-Off Weight (MCTOW) forms the basis of determining airfield charges at Auckland Airport.

February 2017 Monthly traffic update

6.8%
International passengers (excluding transit
passengers) increased by 6.8% to 819,280 in
February 2017, despite Chinese New Year travel
falling in both January and February this year and the
leap year effect in the prior year. The 52,000
passenger increase on February 2016 was driven by
increased capacity on Asia (up 29%) and the
Americas (up 16.7%) and the addition of 40,000 new
seats on Middle Eastern routes connecting through
Doha and Dubai to the UK and Europe.
15.2%
New Zealand resident departures from Auckland Airport
were up 15.2% in February 2017. Departures to
Australia (up 10.6%) and the Pacific Islands (up 8.4%)
remain popular, with very strong growth to the Cook
Islands (up 30.1%) boosted by Jetstar’s new service.
Kiwi long-haul departures were also very strong (up
23.4%) with the increase in international capacity
delivering more competitive travel options for New
Zealand travellers. This departures growth was driven by
travel to South East Asia (up 34.6%), India (up 28.8%),
Japan (up 44.6%) the United States (up 19%), and the
UK and Europe (10.6%).
-7.5%
The earlier timing of Chinese New Year this year
resulted in markedly fewer visitor arrivals from China
in February 2017 (down 35%). While combined
January and February Chinese Visitor arrivals were
down 7.5% on 2016 (unadjusted for the leap year),
the Chinese visitor market continues to mature with
the share of free independent travellers to New
Zealand (56%) now surpassing the group travel
market, resulting in a longer length of stay and a
wider distribution of visitor nights and spend across
New Zealand regions.


10,500
weekly
seats
Qatar Airways commenced daily services between
Auckland and Doha in February, and Emirates has
celebrated its first year of direct Dubai services, providing
a quarter of a million additional seats in the last year.
Together these two airlines have added an additional
10,500 weekly seats between Europe and New Zealand
compared to 12 months ago.



FEB, 17
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AUCKLAND AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
International arrivals (excl. Transits) 426,439399,891
6.6%3,403,8973,068,38710.9%4,756,1694,308,27310.4%
International departures (excl. Transits) 392,841367,0337.0%3,196,8982,872,28411.3%4,683,5214,252,83010.1%
Total inte rnational (e xc l. Transits) 819,280766,9246.8%6,600,7955,940,67111.1%9,439,6908,561,10310.3%
Transit movements45,34244,374
2.2%462,222377,16022.6%663,768529,36825.4%
Total international passengers *864,622811,2986.6%7,063,0176,317,83111.8%10,103,4589,090,47111.1%
Domestic arrivals360,084353,8701.8%2,854,5732,592,20610.1%4,260,6393,840,73910.9%
Domestic departures353,174346,643
1.9%2,839,0152,576,52510.2%4,166,2773,750,83711.1%
Total dome stic passe nge rs **713,258700,5131.8%5,693,5885,168,73110.2%8,426,9167,591,57611.0%
Total passe nge rs1,577,8801,511,811
4.4%12,756,60511,486,56211.1%18,530,37416,682,04711.1%
Top 10 arrivals by country of last residence
New Zealand145,594125,57815.9%1,514,4791,371,78810.4%2,125,2711,951,2508.9%
Australia74,83574,3590.6%588,566560,6665.0%845,354802,6105.3%
China, People's Republic of30,14246,351-35.0%242,684241,6860.4%360,268338,0966.6%
United States of America37,17428,07532.4%184,880138,66833.3%249,785197,21426.7%
United Kingdom30,39627,8069.3%142,802132,0768.1%182,377169,8157.4%
Japan10,68910,2444.3%67,46861,05910.5%93,64482,69113.2%
Germany11,6259,72819.5%63,07454,15516.5%76,92066,92514.9%
Korea, Republic of7,0096,8392.5%47,92841,84614.5%64,05454,95316.6%
Canada9,5297,88020.9%41,39435,63516.2%54,62547,71014.5%
India5,7665,02714.7%33,03631,7953.9%50,52548,3704.5%
Aircraft Movements
International aircraft movements4,3424,0367.6%37,00133,02412.0%53,80548,09811.9%
Domestic aircraft movements9,2809,1841.0%75,77071,0366.7%112,678105,1677.1%
Total aircraft movements13,62213,2203.0%112,771104,0608.4%166,483153,2658.6%
M CTOW (tonne s) ***
International MCTOW464,771416,39711.6%3,765,9873,252,44115.8%5,423,5604,721,78114.9%
Dome s ti c MCTOW180,854177,5751.8%1,479,3801,352,0659.4%2,195,8601,984,73410.6%
Total M CTOW645,626593,9728.7%5,245,3674,604,50613.9%7,619,4206,706,51513.6%

Issued: 22 March 2017
aucklandairport.co.nz

This monthly traffic update from Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) is generated with assistance and data from Statistics New Zealand, the New Zealand Customs Service, Airways New Zealand, Immigration New Zealand and AIAL.
International and Domestic passenger movements are actual. Auckland Airport has refined its passenger and movements data from August 2016, resulting in a restatement of data year to date and prior year comparatives. This document
is intended for information purposes. It should not be considered a recommendation, offer or invitation to purchase securities. All reasonable steps have been taken to ensure that the information is true and accurate at the time of publication.
* Total international passengers including transits. **Estimation using best available data. ***Maximum Certificated Take-Off Weight (MCTOW) forms the basis of determining airfield charges at Auckland Airport.








FEB, 17
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month
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years
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%
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Rolling 12
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QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international passengers
38,26835,8436.8%388,600346,04212.3%517,337454,51513.8%
Total domestic passengers
123,401112,8559.3%917,867796,99915.2%1,297,1981,107,12517.2%
Aircraft Movements
International aircraft movements28225610.2%3,0642,65815.3%4,0443,48316.1%
Domestic aircraft movements888910-2.4%7,0396,9411.4%10,0709,6404.5%
Total aircraft movements
1,1701,1660.3%10,1039,5995.3%14,11413,1237.6%
CAIRNS AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
International passenger movements (excl.
Transits)
50,503
58,275-13.3%459,610426,3417.8%654,692584,81111.9%
Transit movements
14,17513,7722.9%116,50289,50830.2%172,962126,76936.4%
Total international passengers 64,678
72,047-10.2%576,112515,84911.7%827,654711,58016.3%
Total dome stic passe nge rs 289,489307,932-6.0%3,011,5462,910,2473.5%4,344,6044,161,6664.4%
Aircraft Movements
International aircraft movements514618-16.8%4,6924,6650.6%7,0926,7874.5%
Domestic aircraft movements2,909
3,091-5.9%27,62527,1821.6%40,88039,5813.3%
Total aircraft movements
3,4233,709-7.7%32,31731,8471.5%47,97246,3683.5%
MACKAY AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Domestic passengers
54,09756,201-3.7%498,752553,000-9.8%759,720851,840-10.8%
Transit movements1,9491,7799.6%17,77321,979-19.1%27,40838,615-29.0%
Total dome stic passe nge rs
56,04657,980-3.3%516,525574,979-10.2%787,128890,455-11.6%
Aircraft Movements
Domestic aircraft movements731846-13.6%6,7217,363-8.7%10,28611,448-10.2%