AIA Monthly Traffic Update – October 2017

October 2017 Monthly traffic update 6.8% Auckland Airport's international passengers (excluding transits) were up by 6.8% in October 2017 compared to October 2016. The later timing of the New Zealand school holidays, combined with strong passenger growth across Asia/Middle East (up 28.3%) and the Pacific Islands (up 8.7%), were the key drivers of growth in October 2017. 10.7% Chinese visitor arrivals were up 10.7% in October 2017 compared to October 2016. This growth was driven by improved load factors, an increase in direct capacity from mainland China and additional indirect capacity through Hong Kong. Air China now operates the larger B787-900 aircraft on its Beijing service, while our newer airlines - Tianjin Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Sichuan Airlines and Hong Kong Airlines - continue to grow their market presence as they head into the 2017/2018 summer travel season. UA/AA return The Northern Winter 2017/2018 season began in late October 2017 and saw the return of United Airlines' daily San Francisco service, using the larger B777-300 aircraft and adding 21,000 seats this season. American Airlines also resumed its daily Los Angeles service in October 2017, returning with the larger B787-900 aircraft and adding 22,000 seats. 46.6% Korean visitor arrivals were up 46.6% in October 2017 compared to October 2016 - driven by a 15.2% increase in seat capacity on Korean Air. The airline has increased to daily frequency on its Seoul-Auckland service for the summer travel season, operating a B777-300ER from late October 2017 and a B747-800 service between December 2017 and February 2018. Please see attached pdf for the full October 2017 Monthly Traffic Report. End CA:00310891 For:AIA Type:GENERAL Time:2017-11-24 09:41:04