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September 2022 Monthly traffic update and Oct 2022 Preview

Operational Update16 November 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.

1

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. Pre-COVID equivalent for October 2022 is October 2018, October 2022 financial YTD pre-COVID equivalent is October 2018 financial YTD and

rolling 12-month pre-COVID equivalent is 12 months to October 2018.

2

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

aucklandairport.co.nz Issued: 17 November 2022


September 2022 Monthly traffic update


71%

of pre-COVID

equivalent

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

1

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 international passenger movements for the month recovering to 58% of

the pre-COVID equivalent, an increase from the 54% recovery 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% recovery in the prior month;

• 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 passengers 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 passe nge rs1,175,9301,649,91371%3,461,1605,070,54968%7,793,04620,754,05638%

Top 10 arrivals by country of last residence

New Zealand136,733221,12162%405,761717,70857%680,3552,372,07929%

Australia54,41468,32480%144,695189,88776%278,552860,54132%

United States of America6,64312,27354%18,85037,92250%32,337274,85012%

United Kingdom5,3927,69170%13,44622,73259%29,406188,92116%

China, People's Republic of3,12228,72811%7,83785,1919%12,707398,3603%

India2,0624,09650%4,63512,00239%9,95063,08816%

Fiji1,8331,91996%4,7165,64484%7,27628,63925%

Germany1,6994,55637%3,37710,70232%5,22975,8097%

Canada1,5892,47864%3,9547,16555%7,98259,00614%

Malaysia1,5854,91932%3,62812,65229%5,42847,86711%

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%

M CTOW (tonne s) 2

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

Dome s ti c MCTOW159,915189,59684%486,654587,02083%1,512,1712,349,49864%

Total M CTOW430,199648,71466%1,292,2912,012,38964%3,941,0098,181,26448%

Cargo (tonnes)

International Export6,5257,07992%19,20420,05596%84,08683,422101%

International Import7,8138,78089%23,13127,25285%95,24690,724105%

Total Cargo14,33815,85990%42,33547,30789%179,332174,146103%

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 passe nge rs195,782177,826110%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%

Rolling 12

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total

Pre-COVID

12 month

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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

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. Pre-COVID equivalent for October 2022 is October 2018, October 2022 financial YTD pre-COVID equivalent is October 2018 financial YTD and

rolling 12-month pre-COVID equivalent is 12 months to October 2018.

2

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

aucklandairport.co.nz Issued: 17 November 2022


October 2022 Monthly traffic preview


72%

of pre-COVID

equivalent

In October 2022, total passenger volumes at Auckland Airport were 72% of the pre-COVID equivalent

1

in the financial year to 30

June 2019, the last full year not impacted by the COVID pandemic. International passengers (excl. transits) were 61% of the pre-

COVID equivalent in October 2018 with transit passengers and domestic passengers at 53% and 86% respectively.



Key Points:

• The international passenger recovery continued in October with international passenger movements for the month recovering to 61% of the pre-

COVID equivalent, an increase from 58% recovery in September 2022;

• Short-haul international passenger movements were 71% of the pre-COVID equivalent, with Australia 67% and Pacific Islands 83%. Long-haul

international passenger movements were 46% of pre-COVID equivalent, up from 41% recovery in the prior month;

• October saw American Airlines and United Airlines return to Auckland and Air New Zealand restart its Chicago services, lifting performance on

the North American market with passenger demand at 74% of October 2018. Air Canada and Air Asia X return to Auckland during November;

• Domestic passenger movements in October 2022 were 86% of the pre-COVID equivalent, a higher rate of recovery than seat capacity of 82%

resulting in load factors hitting 7 year highs of 90% across the domestic network; and

• Queenstown airport passenger numbers have recovered to exceed pre-COVID equivalent levels with international passenger 110% of pre-COVID

and domestic passengers 103%.




AUCKLAND AIRPORT

Passenger Movements

Total international (excl. Transits)

534,815877,03561%1,871,9963,360,38356%2,938,08510,353,81428%

Transit movements46,30086,88453%175,862353,21250%261,0081,042,84225%

Total international passengers

581,115963,91960%2,047,8583,713,59555%3,199,09311,396,65628%

Total domestic passengers707,388819,44086%2,701,8053,140,31386%5,840,7749,400,29662%

Total passe nge rs

1,288,5031,783,35972%4,749,6636,853,90869%9,039,86720,796,95243%

Aircraft Movements

International aircraft movements

3,0914,79664%11,56918,89361%24,40856,31943%

Domestic aircraft movements

8,73810,58583%32,81640,17382%84,263119,57770%

Total aircraft movements11,82915,38177%44,38559,06675%108,671175,89662%

M CTOW (tonne s)

2

International MCTOW

295,952491,31960%1,101,5901,916,68957%2,575,8275,846,09944%

Dome s ti c MCTOW167,984200,87784%654,638787,89683%1,656,2042,350,65370%

Total M CTOW463,936692,19667%1,756,2272,704,58565%4,232,0318,196,75252%

QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT

Passenger Movements

Total international passengers 50,88446,321110%246,219247,048100%271,148599,90045%

Total domestic passengers

135,519131,387103%563,231526,736107%1,313,1091,581,33883%

Total passe nge rs186,403177,708105%809,450773,784105%1,584,2572,181,23873%

International aircraft movements

389348112%1,7921,83897%1,9854,47444%

Domestic aircraft movements

9601,01894%3,9184,05497%10,63411,86490%

Total aircraft movements1,3491,36699%5,7105,89297%12,61916,33877%

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