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March 2022 Monthly traffic update and April 2022 preview

Operational Update15 May 2022AIAIndustrials

Notes:
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, Queenstown

Airport Corporation and AIAL. International and Domestic passenger movements are actual. 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. *Maximum Certificated Take-Off Weight (MCTOW) forms the basis of determining airfield charges at Auckland Airport.

aucklandairport.co.nz Issued: 16 May 2022


March 2022 Monthly traffic update


-14.8%

Auckland Airport total passenger volumes decreased by 14.8% in March 2022 versus March 2021 and were down 77.2%

compared to the pre-COVID equivalent in March 2019. Compared to March 2021, international passengers (excl. transits) were

up 330.1%, transit passengers were up 157% and domestic passengers were down by 34.5%.


Key Points:

• International passenger demand rose in March 2022 due to the removal of isolation requirements for arriving New Zealanders and permanent

residents. Whilst volume was only 12% of March 2019, international passengers were up 172% on the prior month.

• Passenger demand on short-haul international routes for March 2022 recovered to 15.1% of pre-COVID March 2019 levels with airline load

factors increasing towards historic levels. Before COVID, 49% of passengers on short-haul international routes were New Zealand residents

compared to 41% on long-haul international routes. Short-haul routes have therefore bounced back more strongly than long-haul routes

which were only 8.8% of March 2019 levels. The majority of long-haul international passengers in March 2022 travelled to and from UK and

Europe reflecting pent-up demand for visiting friends and relatives.

• Domestic demand for March 2022 was 34.9% of March 2019, with passenger volumes declining in the month compared to February 2022

reflecting hesitation to travel during the Omicron outbreak. Domestic traffic improved in the final week in March, returning to approx. 40% of

pre-COVID levels.



March 2022

AUCKLAND AIRPORT

Passenger Movements

Total international (excl. Transits) 110,05625,590330.1%438,632230,71190.1%766,982299,403156.2%

Transit movements7,2362,816157.0%19,37440,488-52.1%21,95045,718-52.0%

Total international passengers *117,29228,406312.9%458,006271,19968.9%788,932345,121128.6%

Total domestic passengers309,645472,538-34.5%2,586,4374,049,206-36.1%4,381,9654,335,3881.1%

Total passengers426,937500,944-14.8%3,044,4434,320,405-29.5%5,170,8974,680,50910.5%

Top 10 arrivals by country of last residence

New Zealand27,6332,807884.4%102,28826,334288.4%156,98636,873325.7%

Australia17,1722,514583.1%42,70324,59573.6%128,89028,852346.7%

United Kingdom2,3791,187100.4%10,11611,695-13.5%12,65612,6130.3%

United States of America1,460643127.1%4,9317,206-31.6%6,8558,227-16.7%

Canada529194172.7%1,9461,8375.9%2,4252,00321.1%

India5225131.8%3,6071,97083.1%4,1532,18590.1%

China, People's Republic of419503-16.7%2,7493,095-11.2%4,2913,62418.4%

Cook Islands386439-12.1%2,9431,83660.3%4,6071,956135.5%

Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region)34372376.4%1,2031,218-1.2%1,6441,42015.8%

Singapore287110160.9%1,3211,00231.8%1,8801,10170.8%

Aircraft Movements

International aircraft movements1,5521,22626.6%12,42510,28320.8%17,24413,22630.4%

Domestic aircraft movements6,2897,288-13.7%44,57559,754-25.4%68,40366,5972.7%

Total aircraft movements7,8418,514-7.9%57,00070,037-18.6%85,64779,8237.3%

MCTOW (tonnes) *

International MCTOW192,857148,58029.8%1,513,5831,254,01520.7%2,030,5831,622,70925.1%

Domestic MCTOW117,971139,804-15.6%885,3521,169,668-24.3%1,353,5511,292,9604.7%

Total MCTOW310,828288,3847.8%2,398,9362,423,683-1.0%3,384,1332,915,66916.1%

Cargo (tonnes)

International Export7,6158,261-7.8%64,20261,9943.6%84,17176,8139.6%

International Import9,5047,51726.4%73,19560,75220.5%96,93175,52128.3%

Total Cargo17,11915,7788.5%137,397122,74611.9%181,102152,33418.9%

QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT

Passenger Movements

Total international passengers 000.0%12,96000.0%38,24000.0%

Total domestic passengers 72,89593,377-21.9%764,386982,544-22.2%1,093,2581,029,9526.1%

Total passengers72,89593,377-21.9%777,346982,544-20.9%1,131,4981,029,9529.9%

International aircraft movements000.0%15500.0%50700.0%

Domestic aircraft movements83373313.6%6,6018,298-20.5%9,0308,9061.4%

Total aircraft movements83373313.6%6,7568,298-18.6%9,5378,9067.1%

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Notes:

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, Queenstown

Airport Corporation and AIAL. International and Domestic passenger movements are actual. 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. *Maximum Certificated Take-Off Weight (MCTOW) forms the basis of determining airfield charges at Auckland Airport.

aucklandairport.co.nz Issued: 16 May 2022



April 2022 Monthly traffic preview


4.2%

Auckland Airport total passenger volumes increased by 4.2% in April 2022 versus April 2021 and were down 57.9% compared to

the pre-COVID equivalent in April 2019. Compared to April 2021, international passengers (excl. transits) were up 233.3%, transit

passengers were up 1435% and domestic passengers were down by 22.4%.


Key Points:

• International passenger demand rose significantly in April 2022, up 94.4% on the prior month driven by the combined effects of school holidays

and a loosening of border restrictions, but still just 25.3% of pre-COVID April 2019 numbers. 73% of the international passengers that flew during

April 2022 were on short-haul routes (Australia and the Pacific Islands) up from to 58% in April 2019 and showing passenger propensity to visit

closer destinations during the initial stages of recovery. Load factors on short-haul routes now exceed pre-COVID levels, driven by pronounced

strength on the Australia route.

• International recovery on long-haul routes for April 2022 was 16.3% of April 2019 compared to 31.7% on short-haul routes. Demand for longer-

haul routes remains impacted by visa waiver countries being blocked from entering NZ until 2

nd

May and ongoing border restrictions for China,

Hong Kong, Japan & Taiwan. Visiting family and relatives (VFR) remains strong, especially for UK and Europe traffic as New Zealanders across

the globe look to reconnect with friends and family.

• Transit passengers for April 2022 nearly tripled compared to the prior month due to LATAM restarting Santiago, Auckland, Sydney through flight.

• Domestic passengers increased 62% on the prior month and were 60.7% of pre-COVID April 2019 numbers. Queenstown once again proved

popular with passenger numbers recovering to 72.1% of April 2019 volume.


April 2022

AUCKLAND AIRPORT

Passenger Movements

Total international (excl. Transits)

220,759

66,229

233.3%

659,391

296,940

122.1%

921,512

334,684

175.3%

Transit movements

21,426

1,396

1434.8%

40,800

41,884

-2.6%

41,980

46,088

-8.9%

Total international passengers *

242,185

67,625

258.1%

700,191

338,824

106.7%

963,492

380,772

153.0%

Total domestic passengers

501,879

646,699

-22.4%

3,088,316

4,695,905

-34.2%

4,237,145

4,970,714

-14.8%

Total passengers

744,064

714,324

4.2%

3,788,507

5,034,729

-24.8%

5,200,637

5,351,486

-2.8%

Aircraft Movements

International aircraft movements

1,705

1,365

24.9%

14,130

11,648

21.3%

17,584

13,752

27.9%

Domestic aircraft movements

7,296

8,386

-13.0%

51,871

68,140

-23.9%

67,313

74,146

-9.2%

Total aircraft movements

9,001

9,751

-7.7%

66,001

79,788

-17.3%

84,897

87,898

-3.4%

MCTOW (tonnes) *

International MCTOW

184,106

153,376

20.0%

1,697,689

1,407,390

20.6%

2,061,313

1,668,245

23.6%

Domestic MCTOW

142,555

161,857

-11.9%

1,027,907

1,331,525

-22.8%

1,334,249

1,438,065

-7.2%

Total MCTOW

326,661

315,232

3.6%

2,725,596

2,738,915

-0.5%

3,395,562

3,106,309

9.3%

QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT

Passenger Movements

Total international passengers

0

2,883

-100.0%

12,960

2,883

349.5%

35,357

2,883

1126.4%

Total domestic passengers

114,459

126,571

-9.6%

878,845

1,109,115

-20.8%

1,081,146

1,156,459

-6.5%

Total passengers

114,459

129,454

-11.6%

891,805

1,111,998

-19.8%

1,116,503

1,159,342

-3.7%

International aircraft movements

0

62

-100.0%

155

62

150.0%

445

62

617.7%

Domestic aircraft movements

958

899

6.6%

7,559

9,197

-17.8%

9,089

9,799

-7.2%

Total aircraft movements

958

961

-0.3%

7,714

9,259

-16.7%

9,534

9,861

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