August 2023 Monthly traffic update & September 2023 Preview

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.
aucklandairport.co.nz Issued: 13 October 2023

August 2023 Monthly traffic update

29%
increase year on
year
In August 2023, total passenger volumes at Auckland Airport increased by 29% compared to August 2022 and were 87% of the
August 2018 pre-COVID equivalent, the last full year not impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. International passengers (excl.
transits) increased by 59% versus August 2022 and represent 85% of the August 2018 equivalent. Transit passengers were
up 69% compared to August 2022, representing 78% of August 2018. Domestic passengers for August 2023 increased by 7%
compared to August 2022 and represented 90% of August 2018 pre-COVID equivalent.

Key Points:
• Total passenger numbers reached 1.45m for August 2023, slightly down on the 1.48m passenger movements seen in July 2023 as August
is a quieter off -peak season month;
• New Zealand passport holders accounted for 52% of all international passengers in the month, up significantly on August 2022 as the
propensity to travel recovers. The largest growth in international passengers was from holders of passports from Asian countries, with
Chinese, Indian and Japanese nationals significantly up on the prior year;
• Batik Air Malaysia commenced services between Auckland and Perth in August, offering one-stop flights to Kuala Lumpur. Qatar Airways
re-commenced direct Auckland to Doha services, switching from indirect services via Adelaide, offering seamless one-stop connections to
nearly 50 European destinations;
• Passengers on the domestic trunk network increased during the month by 7% on 14% more capacity. Capacity increases were focused on
Auckland to Christchurch, Dunedin, and Wellington with capacity to Queenstown decreasing by 6% compared to August 2022. Regional
domestic capacity also grew, increasing 7% on last year;
• Queenstown Airport international passenger numbers increased 29% on the year prior, and domestic passengers decreased 10% on the
same month last year.


AUCKLAND AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international (excl. Transits)
687,561433,14259%1,418,739874,49462%7,718,7161,972,781291%
Transit movements
66,61039,30669%137,77082,52867%654,326169,430286%
Total international passengers
754,171472,44860%1,556,509957,02263%8,373,0422,142,211291%
Total domestic passengers698,007650,2757%1,373,3931,328,2083%8,132,8944,504,77981%
Total passe nge rs1,452,1781,122,72329%2,929,9022,285,23028%16,505,9366,646,990148%
Top 10 arrivals by country of last residence
New Zealand190,072137,72838%422,737269,02857%1,913,776546,617250%
Australia45,71044,4613%91,80890,2812%681,305224,381204%
China, People's Republic of16,5442,232641%33,5784,715612%107,2419,824992%
United States of America15,1675,655168%39,76712,207226%245,13325,986843%
India9,1281,278614%15,8302,573515%80,1388,397854%
Japan6,1961,704264%10,9083,309230%40,3265,022703%
United Kingdom5,3973,77343%10,8758,05435%141,63624,910469%
Fiji3,1641,512109%5,7232,88399%36,2315,472562%
Malaysia2,6811,218120%3,8232,04387%21,0743,867445%
Korea, Republic of2,676881204%6,1562,374159%36,8684,379742%
Aircraft Movements
International aircraft movements
4,2502,82351%8,7015,66054%45,46420,998117%
Domestic aircraft movements8,7527,97310%17,38515,9639%103,42069,78348%
Total aircraft movements
13,00210,79620%26,08621,62321%148,88490,78164%
M CTOW (tonne s) 1
International MCTOW
410,014266,12154%834,354535,35356%4,342,7192,303,38289%
Dome s ti c MCTOW184,044162,29513%366,403326,73912%2,067,8651,373,81151%
Total M CTOW594,058428,41639%1,200,757862,09239%6,410,5843,677,19374%
Cargo (tonnes)
International Export
5,7306,506-12%10,92312,669-14%79,61884,350-6 %
International Import7,3337,941-8 %14,33815,322-6 %83,12095,020-13%
Total Cargo13,06314,447-10%25,26127,991-10%162,738179,370-9 %
Total Cargo V alue NZ$ (0 0 0 )2,137,8082,265,204-5.6%4,515,9794,550,982-0.8%29,155,25927,000,4638.0%
QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international passengers 85,63866,54429%171,451133,51628%774,796158,445389%
Total domestic passengers 128,038142,288-10%254,436293,749-13%1,594,1461,129,75641%
Total passe nge rs213,676208,8322%425,887427,2650%2,368,9421,288,20184%
International aircraft movements61547829%1,23895629%5,9611,149419%
Domestic aircraft movements959982-2 %1,9702,007-2 %11,8039,47825%
Total aircraft movements1,5741,4608%3,2082,9638%17,76410,62767%
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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.
aucklandairport.co.nz Issued: 13 October 2023

September 2023 Monthly traffic preview

26%
increase year on
year
For September 2023, total passenger volumes at Auckland Airport increased by 26% compared to September 2022 and were 90%
of the September 2018 pre-COVID equivalent, the last full year not impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. International passengers
(excl. transits) increased by 58% versus September 2022 and represent 91% of the September 2018 equivalent. Transit passengers
were up 32% compared to September 2022, representing 70% of September 2018 equivalent. Domestic passengers for September
2023 increased by 4% compared to September 2022 and represented 91% of September 2018 pre-COVID equivalent.

Key Points:
• International passengers (excl. transits) continued to recover in the month reaching 91% of the pre-COVID equivalent, up on the 85% recovery in
August 2023 and now exceeding the domestic passenger recovery of 90.8%;
• Strong inbound holiday demand drove the increase in international passengers with Australian school holidays commencing mid to late September
and China’s mid-Autumn public holiday 29
th
and 30
th
September leading into the Golden Week (1
st
to 7
th
October). New Zealand outbound demand
was robust with the school holidays starting on 22
nd
September;
• New Zealand nationals accounted for 55% of all international passengers during September and represents a 96% recovery relative to September
2018 (albeit partially due to the timing of the school holidays being earlier in the month this year). Australian passport holders accounted for 11%
of all international passengers and a relative recovery of 92% and the third largest nationality was Chinese with a share of 7% and a recovery of
76%;
• Passenger volume on the Pacific Island routes recovered to the same levels as September 2018 with 118k passengers travelling, improving load
factors by +4ppts. The Tasman route was most popular with 317k passengers, followed by Asia 213k and Americas 80k;
• Passengers on the domestic network increased by 4% compared to September 2022, with an average of 23k passengers traveling daily in the
month;
• Queenstown Airport international passenger numbers increased 28% on the year prior and domestic passengers decreased 7% on the same
month last year.


AUCKLAND AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international (excl. Transits)
729,640462,68758%2,148,3791,337,18161%7,985,6692,421,375230%
Transit movements
62,22847,03432%199,998129,56254%669,520215,464211%
Total international passengers
791,868509,72155%2,348,3771,466,74360%8,655,1892,636,839228%
Total domestic passengers691,971666,2094%2,065,3641,994,4174%8,158,6565,156,20758%
Total passe nge rs1,483,8391,175,93026%4,413,7413,461,16028%16,813,8457,793,046116%
Aircraft Movements
International aircraft movements4,1652,81848%12,8668,47852%46,81122,619107%
Domestic aircraft movements8,3178,1152%25,70224,0787%103,62276,83135%
Total aircraft movements
12,48210,93314%38,56832,55618%150,43399,45051%
M CTOW (tonne s) 1
International MCTOW
394,462270,28546%1,228,816805,63753%4,466,8962,428,83884%
Dome s ti c MCTOW172,012159,9158%538,415486,65411%2,079,9631,512,17138%
Total M CTOW566,474430,19932%1,767,2321,292,29137%6,546,8593,941,00966%
QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international passengers 78,87261,81928%250,323195,33528%791,849220,264259%
Total domestic passengers 124,852133,963-7 %379,288427,712-11%1,585,0351,232,17029%
Total passe nge rs
203,724195,7824%629,611623,0471%2,376,8841,452,43464%
International aircraft movements
56944727%1,8071,40329%6,0831,596281%
Domestic aircraft movements
918951-3 %2,8882,958-2 %11,77010,13816%
Total aircraft movements1,4871,3986%4,6954,3618%17,85311,73452%
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