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August 2022 Monthly traffic update and Sept 2022 Preview

Operational Update13 October 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.

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Maximum Certificated Take-Off Weight (MCTOW) forms the basis of determining airfield charges at Auckland Airport and is

displayed to the nearest tonne.

2

Pre-COVID equivalent for August 2022 is August 2018, August 2022 financial YTD pre-COVID equivalent is August 2018 financial YTD and rolling 12-month pre-COVID equivalent is 12 months to August 2018.

Pre-COVID equivalent for September 2022 is September 2018, September 2022 financial YTD pre-COVID equivalent is September 2018 financial YTD and rolling 12-month pre-COVID equivalent is 12 months to September 2018.

aucklandairport.co.nz Issued: 14 October 2022


August 2022 Monthly traffic update


67%

of pre-COVID

equivalent

In August 2022, total passenger volumes at Auckland Airport were 67% of the pre-COVID equivalent

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in the financial year to 30

June 2019, the last full year not impacted by the COVID pandemic. International passengers (excl. transits) were 54% of the

pre-COVID equivalent in August 2018 with transit passengers and domestic passengers at 46% and 84% respectively.



Key Points:

• The international passenger recovery continued in August with passenger movements for the month recovering to 54% of the pre-COVID

equivalent, an increase from 50% in July 2022. Compared to the prior month, passenger movements were marginally down in August

reflecting the school holidays falling in the prior month of July;

• Short-haul international passenger movements were 66% of the pre-COVID equivalent, with Australia 65% and Pacific Islands 70%. Cook

Islands is still proving popular, recovering to 96% compared to August 2018 and Fiji at 86%. Long-haul international passenger movements

were 36% of the pre-COVID equivalent. Excluding countries with more restrictive border policies in place (China, Japan, Hong Kong) the

long haul recovery was 52%;

• Domestic passenger movements in August 2022 were 84% of the pre-COVID equivalent, but down slightly on the 87% recovery in July 2022;

and

• Queenstown once again is proving popular with domestic passenger movements 106% of August 2018 and international passengers 98%.


From August 2022, the format of Auckland Airport’s Monthly Traffic Update has changed. Given the 2022 financial year was significantly impacted by travel restrictions,

the table below now refers to the current period volumes as a percentage of the pre-COVID equivalent

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, rather displaying the percentage variance to the prior year.



AUCKLAND AIRPORT

Passenger Movements

Total international (excl. Transits) 433,142804,97454%874,4941,684,87252%1,972,78110,278,27919%

Transit movements39,30684,96046%82,528177,57046%169,4301,056,05616%

Total international passengers 472,448889,93453%957,0221,862,44251%2,142,21111,334,33519%

Total domestic passengers650,275775,26484%1,328,2081,558,19485%4,504,7799,341,63648%

Total passengers1,122,7231,665,19867%2,285,2303,420,63667%6,646,99020,675,97132%

Top 10 arrivals by country of last residence

New Zealand137,728220,28863%269,028496,58754%546,6172,355,40023%

Australia44,46160,00274%90,281121,56374%224,381848,90126%

United States of America5,65511,95447%12,20725,64948%25,986273,6379%

United Kingdom3,7737,37751%8,05415,04154%24,910188,25713%

China, People's Republic of2,23229,0608%4,71556,4638%9,824396,4312%

Japan1,7049,14319%3,30915,71321%5,02297,5125%

Fiji1,5122,21668%2,8833,72577%5,47228,63919%

Singapore1,3592,05066%2,5743,68970%6,34333,51119%

Canada1,2782,34255%2,3654,68750%6,54758,73011%

India1,2783,83833%2,5737,90633%8,39762,22413%

Aircraft Movements

International aircraft movements2,8234,64261%5,6609,60459%20,99856,18137%

Domestic aircraft movements7,9739,89681%15,96319,94680%69,783119,31358%

Total aircraft movements10,79614,53874%21,62329,55073%90,781175,49452%

MCTOW (tonnes) ₁

International MCTOW266,121468,51757%535,353966,25155%2,303,3825,828,62140%

Domestic MCTOW162,295195,53283%326,739397,42482%1,373,8112,354,19658%

Total MCTOW428,416664,04965%862,0921,363,67563%3,677,1938,182,81745%

Cargo (tonnes)

International Export6,5036,69297%12,66512,97698%84,34776,343110%

International Import7,9419,40384%15,32318,47283%95,02181,944116%

Total Cargo14,44416,09590%27,98831,44889%179,368158,287113%

QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT

Passenger Movements

Total international passengers 66,54468,17298%133,516145,50092%158,445607,37726%

Total domestic passengers 142,288134,734106%293,749272,750108%1,129,7561,567,04572%

Total passengers208,832202,906103%427,265418,250102%1,288,2012,174,42259%

International aircraft movements47848898%9561,07489%1,1494,54425%

Domestic aircraft movements9821,03095%2,0072,08896%9,47811,78080%

Total aircraft movements1,4601,51896%2,9633,16294%10,62716,32465%

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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.

1

Maximum Certificated Take-Off Weight (MCTOW) forms the basis of determining airfield charges at Auckland Airport and is

displayed to the nearest tonne.

2

Pre-COVID equivalent for August 2022 is August 2018, August 2022 financial YTD pre-COVID equivalent is August 2018 financial YTD and rolling 12-month pre-COVID equivalent is 12 months to August 2018.

Pre-COVID equivalent for September 2022 is September 2018, September 2022 financial YTD pre-COVID equivalent is September 2018 financial YTD and rolling 12-month pre-COVID equivalent is 12 months to September 2018.

aucklandairport.co.nz Issued: 14 October 2022


September 2022 Monthly traffic preview


71%

of pre-COVID

equivalent

In September 2022, total passenger volumes at Auckland Airport were 71% of the pre-COVID equivalent

2

in the financial year to 30

June 2019, the last full year not impacted by the COVID pandemic. International passengers (excl. transits) were 58% of the pre-

COVID equivalent in September 2018 with transit passengers and domestic passengers at 53% and 87% respectively.



Key Points:

• The international passenger recovery continued in September with passenger movements for the month recovering to 58% of the pre-COVID

equivalent, an increase from 54% in August 2022;

• Short-haul international passenger movements were 70% of the pre-COVID equivalent, with Australia 68% and Pacific Islands 76%. Long-haul

international passenger movements were 41% of pre-COVID equivalent and up from 36% in the prior month;

• Quarantine requirements were removed by Hong Kong from 26 September, Japan from 11 October and Taiwan from 13 October. Mainland China

still requires passengers to quarantine upon arrival.. Recovery on Asian routes is strengthening with 12% more passengers travelling on the route

compared to month prior and representing a recovery, relative to September 2018, of 34%;

• The leadup into the busy summer season saw a number of airlines returning to Auckland including United Airlines resuming San Francisco to

Auckland services 3

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October, Air Asia X (launching Kuala Lumpur via Sydney to Auckland services) and American Airlines (launching Dallas to

Auckland services) at the end of October, with Air Canada resuming Vancouver to Auckland operations in November. October will also see Air

New Zealand resume flights to Chicago;

• Domestic passenger movements in September 2022 were 87% of the pre-COVID equivalent, an increase from the 84% recovery in August 2022;

and

• Queenstown airport passenger numbers have recovered to exceed pre-COVID equivalent levels with international passenger 112% of pre-COVID

and domestic passengers 109%.




AUCKLAND AIRPORT

Passenger Movements

Total international (excl. Transits) 462,687798,47658%1,337,1812,483,34854%2,421,37510,327,29723%

Transit movements47,03488,75853%129,562266,32849%215,4641,050,03221%

Total international passengers 509,721887,23457%1,466,7432,749,67653%2,636,83911,377,32923%

Total domestic passengers666,209762,67987%1,994,4172,320,87386%5,156,2079,376,72755%

Total passengers1,175,9301,649,91371%3,461,1605,070,54968%7,793,04620,754,05638%

Aircraft Movements

International aircraft movements2,8184,49363%8,47814,09760%22,61956,20940%

Domestic aircraft movements8,1159,64284%24,07829,58881%76,831119,22964%

Total aircraft movements10,93314,13577%32,55643,68575%99,450175,43857%

MCTOW (tonnes) ₁

International MCTOW270,285459,11859%805,6371,425,36957%2,428,8385,831,76642%

Domestic MCTOW159,915189,59684%486,654587,02083%1,512,1712,349,49864%

Total MCTOW430,199648,71466%1,292,2912,012,38964%3,941,0098,181,26448%

QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT

Passenger Movements

Total international passengers 61,81955,227112%195,335200,72797%220,264594,21937%

Total domestic passengers 133,963122,599109%427,712395,349108%1,232,1701,568,98979%

Total passengers195,782177,826110%623,047596,076105%1,452,4342,163,20867%

International aircraft movements447416107%1,4031,49094%1,5964,44636%

Domestic aircraft movements951948100%2,9583,03697%10,13811,76486%

Total aircraft movements1,3981,364102%4,3614,52696%11,73416,21072%

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