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Aéroports de Paris October 2009 traffic figures

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Aéroports de Paris October 2009 traffic figures

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News:

Aéroports de Paris (Paris:ADP) (Pink Sheets:AEOPF):

Passenger traffic

In October 2009, passenger traffic at Aéroports de Paris dropped by 3.3% compared with October 2008. Paris airports handled a total of 7.1 million passengers divided up between 5.1 million for Paris-Charles de Gaulle (-1.9%) and 2.0 million for Paris-Orly (-6.7%). Traffic at Paris-Orly was adversely affected by a strike conducted by a provider of aviation ground services.

• International traffic (excluding Europe) decreased by 1.6%. Traffic on routes to and from Africa was almost stable at -0.1%. Traffic on North American routes fell by 1.6% while Latin America dropped by 2.2%. On Middle Eastern and Asian routes, traffic dropped by 2.9% and 3.1% respectively.
• European traffic (excluding France) fell by 4.6% including -3.2% on Schengen routes and -9.9% for the British and Irish markets.
• Domestic traffic stood at -4.4%.
• The number of connecting passengers increased by 1.2% in October 2009 compared with October 2008 resulting in a connecting rate of 25.8% (against 24.6% in October 2008).

For the first ten months of the year, passenger traffic decreased by 5.2%. For the same period, the number of connecting passengers decreased by 3.3% resulting in a connecting rate of 24.6% (against 24.2% for the first ten months of 2008).

* year on year

Note: All our traffic figures are based on commercial passenger traffic (including passengers in direct transfer). Switzerland joined the Schengen area on April 1^st,, 2009.

Aircraft movements

The number of aircraft movements saw a 6.7% decrease in October 2009 year on year (including -6.2% at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and -8.0% at Paris-Orly). The passenger load factor reached 75.5%.

* year on year

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Aéroports de Paris builds, develops and manages airports including Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget. Aéroports de Paris is Europe's second-largest airport group in terms of airport revenue and the European leader for freight and mail. Aéroports de Paris accommodates nearly 460 airlines, including the main companies in the air transport industry. With an exceptional geographic location and a major catchment area, the Group is pursuing its strategy of adapting and modernizing its terminal facilities and upgrading quality of services, and also intends to develop its retail and real estate business. In 2008, Aéroports de Paris had revenues of €2,527 million, and the Group handled 87.1 million passengers.