Corporate | 18 January 2006 10:00

Flughafen Wien AG: Traffic Results 2005

Corporate-news transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Good traffic development in 2005. +7.3% in passengers Vienna International Airport also recorded above-average growth in 2005, with a plus of 7.3% in the number of passengers. This figure is above the European average (7%). Low-cost carriers, traffic to Eastern Europe and long-haul flights were the most important drivers for this increase. Flight movements rose 2.7%, maximum take-off weight grew 4.6% and cargo reported a plus of 12.0%. The peak day for traffic was 1 July, when 61,666 passengers were handled and 763 take-offs and landings were registered. A total of 69 airlines included Vienna International Airport in their flight schedules during 2005. The number of destinations increased to 176. These traffic results place Vienna International Airport well within the forecasted trend, and underscore a significantly better position in comparison to other European airports. This information was presented by Herbert Kaufmann, member and speaker of the Management Board of the publicly traded Flughafen Wien AG, at a press conference in Vienna on 18 January. Vienna International Airport handled a total of 15,859,050 passengers on 230,900 take-offs and landings during the past year. The so-called low-cost carriers again played an important role in this successful development, transporting 1,970,432 passengers in 2005 for an increase of 19.7%. This growth raised the share of total passengers carried by these airlines from 11.1 to 12.4%. The leader among the low-cost carriers is Air Berlin with 929,428 passengers and a 5.9% share of total passenger volume. NIKI holds second place with 675,241 passengers and a share of 4.3%, followed by Germanwings with 334,485 passengers. Sseven low-cost carriers used Vienna International Airport on a regular basis in 2005. Further expansion of east-west hub function Traffic to Eastern Europe also showed excellent development with an increase of 9.9%. With 43 scheduled destinations in this region, Vienna International Airport was able to further expand its leading role as an east-west hub for European air travel. Long-haul traffic to the Far East also showed sound growth with a plus of 12.9%. The number of passengers travelling to Taipei rose by an exceptional 138.7%. Strong growth was also recorded in traffic to Shanghai (+ 110.1%), Kuala Lumpur (+ 27.1%) and New York (+ 20.1%). Declines were registered in traffic to Montreal (- 23.5%), Osaka (- 24.0%), Bangkok (- 3.4%) and Washington (- 2.2%). A substantial increase was recorded in the number of passengers travelling to the Near East and Middle East with a plus of 34.0%. Top destinations in 2005: London followed by New York, Bangkok and Moscow Scheduled traffic represents 93.1% of total traffic at Vienna International Airport. Here London ranked first before Frankfurt, followed by Zurich, Paris and Düsseldorf. Austrian Airlines Group with largest share of passengers In a ranking of airlines based on the number of passengers carried, the Austrian Airlines Group leads with 56.6% (2004: 57.8%) followed by Air Berlin with 5.9% (5.2%), Lufthansa with 5.5% (6.1%), Niki with 4.3% (3.0%) and British Airways with 2.2% (2.3%). The average seat occupancy rose from 65.2% in 2004 to 66.4% for 2005, or by 1.2%. Outlook For 2005 Flughafen Wien AG expects a continuation of strong growth in the aviation branch and an increase of 6.0% in the number of passengers, 3% in maximum take-off weight and 2% in flight movements. Landing tariffs were reduced by 2.8% as of 1 January 2006. The introduction of new environmental protection measures triggered an increase of EUR 1.12 in the service tariff per departing passenger. The expansion programme will also proceed as planned in 2006, with investments in various projects scheduled to total EUR 184 million. FACTS & FIGURES 2005 2005 Changes vs. 2004 in % Passengers (Total) 15,859,050 7.3 thereof Transfer passengers 5,443,078 6.9 Flight Movements 230,900 2.7 MTOW 6,525,425 4.6 Air Cargo 167,494 15.0 Trucking 67,183 4.9 Air Cargo and Trucking 234,677 12.0 Passengers* Changes vs. (scheduled) 2004 in % Europe 6,140,070 9.1 thereof: Eastern Europe 1,194,533 9.9 Western Europe 4,945,537 8.9 Far East 594,984 12.9 Near and Middle East 285,719 34.0 North America 238,998 7.0 Africa 111,572 22.6 South America 13,774 —– Key Destinations Passengers* Changes vs. 2004 in % Eastern Europe: Nr.1 Moscow 105,785 9.5 Western Europe: Nr.1 London 393,962 7.2 Far East Nr.1 Bangkok 86,790 -3.4 Long haul Nr.1 New York 90,263 20.1 Charter Nr.1 Antalya 115,413 -2.3 * departing Passengers End of announcement (c)DGAP 18.01.2006 —————————————————————————— WKN: 091180; ISIN: AT0000911805; Index: ATX Listed: Amtlicher Handel in Wien; Open Market in Frankfurt; Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart; London