VINCI Airports – Traffic at 31 March 2021
14 Abril 2021 - 10:45AM
VINCI Airports – Traffic at 31 March 2021
PRESS RELEASE
Rueil-Malmaison, April 14th 2021
VINCI Airports – Traffic at 31 March
2021
- Passenger numbers down 82.4% overall in the first
quarter, still severely hampered by the Covid-19
pandemic
- Recovery pace remains uncertain in Europe, South
America and Asia
- Traffic has been picking up since mid-March in some
parts of the United States and on domestic routes in Japan, where
travel restrictions are gradually being eased
VINCI Airports’ network handled slightly
over 10 million passengers in Q1 2021, i.e. 82.4% less than in Q1
2019. The trend in March 2021 is similar: traffic was
82.7% lower than in March 2019.
Passenger numbers are still sluggish as
the pandemic continues to rage in some regions. Air
traffic dropped sharply in Europe in Q1 as the number of Covid-19
infections rose. Traffic was hit harder in the United Kingdom and
Poland, where authorities introduced very strict country-wide
restrictions starting in January, than in France and Serbia, where
measures were softer or more surgical. After a fairly encouraging
start to the year, traffic in South America seems to be heading for
a downturn in Brazil and Chile, where the pandemic is
resurging.
Traffic has been increasing since
mid-March in the handful of areas where the pandemic is losing
ground and restrictions are being relaxed. This is the
case in the United States, where the federal rescue plan and the
steep decrease in infection rates since January have bolstered the
rise in the number of flights at Orlando Sanford. The Dominican
Republic and Costa Rica are benefiting from the increase in traffic
to and from the United States. Japan, where international borders
remain closed, saw an upswing in domestic traffic in March, when
the state of emergency in the country’s main cities was lifted.
In the sections below, unless otherwise stated,
the changes in traffic levels in 2021 are relative to the figures
for the same period in 2019.
- Portugal’s decision to lock down again on 15
January came with strict measures for passengers entering the
country (in some cases including mandatory self-isolation) and bans
on flights from the United Kingdom and Brazil. Traffic at the
airports in Lisbon and Porto sank gradually, reaching approximately
a 90% drop versus the benchmark in March. In all, traffic at the
airports in Portugal is down 87.3% in Q1. The pandemic has subsided
since then, and infection rates in Portugal are now among the
lowest in Europe. On 15 March, authorities unveiled a plan to
progressively ease the lockdown, which could bring about a recovery
in traffic over the coming months.
- As a result of the United Kingdom’s tight
lockdown on 20 December 2020, traffic practically dried up at
Gatwick and Belfast in Q1. Authorities started relaxing the
lockdown in stages at the beginning of March, with a view to
restarting international flights by the summer.
- France closed its borders with several
countries and took localised measures to stem the gradual
resurgence in Covid-19 infection cases. Traffic in Q1 2021 is 82.5%
below its Q1 2019 level. This drop reflects the figures at Lyon and
Nantes (notably the sharp decline in international flights) and the
lack of commercial flights at Chambéry and Grenoble (as ski resorts
were unable to reopen). Traffic at Toulon Hyères Airport fared
better (down 63.5% versus Q1 2019), principally because flights to
and from Paris-Orly held up relatively well (down 33%). EasyJet is
planning to start new services between Toulon and Paris-Charles de
Gaulle and between Toulon and London Gatwick for the summer season,
which will give Toulon Hyères a boost over the coming
months.
- Passenger numbers in Serbia were flat in Q1
(down 72.6% versus Q1 2019). Travel restrictions applying to some
European countries dampened traffic, but flights to and from
Istanbul and Frankfurt remained comparatively steady. Serbia has
been making very rapid progress on its vaccination campaign, which
could spur traffic by the summer. Air Serbia started up
twice-weekly services to Geneva in March and is planning to double
the number of services to New York this summer.
- Japan’s borders remain closed but domestic
traffic has been brisk since February. Authorities relaxed the
state of emergency in several cities at the end of February.
Passenger numbers improved at the Osaka Itami and Kobe airports
(respectively from down 72% and down 67% in January to down 59% and
down 40% in March).
- In Cambodia, the very strict restrictions on
incoming traffic, which have been in effect for several months,
combined with the recent upswing in infection rates, have kept
traffic at a virtual standstill (down 98% in Q1).
- In the United States, the steady increase in –
essentially domestic – traffic at Orlando Sanford since August 2020
continued in Q1 2021. This airport’s traffic rose from down 48.6%
in January to down 37% the week of 22 March, when commercial
flights climbed to 91% of their 2019 level. The vaccination
campaign’s effects, the fact that the pandemic is losing ground as
a result, and the substantial rescue plan that the government
introduced in March are stimulating demand in this domestic market.
- The number of passengers at the airports in the
Dominican Republic has been inching up since the
country’s borders reopened at the end of June 2020, and continued
to do so in Q1 2021, when traffic climbed to 46.6% below its 2019
level. The figures remained on their upward trend in March, mainly
due to traffic to and from the United States. Commercial flights at
Las Américas Airport almost reached the same level as in 2019 (down
6.5%) and the route between Las Américas and John F. Kennedy
International in New York ranked among the country’s top 10
international flights1.
- In Costa Rica, which reopened its borders in
November 2020, traffic is 72.7% below its Q1 2019 level. After
plateauing for several months, passenger traffic increased
considerably in March (from down 78% versus Q1 2019 to down 56% in
3 weeks) thanks to the buoyant trend in flights to and from the
United States.
- In Chile, passenger numbers remained stable in
Q1 2021 (down 70.9% versus Q1 2019). Services to and from Europe
shrivelled but regional services (to and from Lima, Bogotá and
Buenos Aires) and domestic services (in particular Antofagasta and
Calama) fared better. The uptick was nevertheless undermined by new
lockdown measures, especially in and around Santiago, when the
pandemic resurged at the end of February.
- Passenger numbers – principally domestic – at the Salvador
Bahia Airport in Brazil had been increasing
steadily since April 2020, to 17% below the benchmark the second
week of January (when commercial aircraft movements were close to
their 2019 levels). The severe upswing in Covid-19 cases since
mid-February, however, has prompted authorities to lock down some
parts of the country (for example the State of São Paulo, since 6
March) and to advise people against travelling. This has reversed
the trend in passenger numbers, which dropped to 38.2% below Q1
2019 levels in Q1 2021.
Furthermore, Gatwick Funding Limited, a 50.01%
subsidiary of VINCI Airports, announces to have issued a £300
million bond, which is due to mature in 2032, with a coupon rate of
2.5%. The published information is available at the following
address:https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/79IU/publication-of-final-terms/14937130
1 According to OAG, a worldwide provider of commercial air
transport data.
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Appendix – Passenger traffic and
commercial aircraft movements at 31 March 2021
All figures in the tables below, estimated as of
14 April 2021, are at 100%, regardless of VINCI Airports’ share in
each airport. The figures for 2019 include airport traffic for the
full period.
I-
Change in VINCI Airports passenger numbers in March
2021
|
March 2021 |
March YTD (3 months) |
|
%
change 2021 / 2020 |
% change 2021 / 2019 |
% change 2021 / 2020 |
% change 2021 / 2019 |
VINCI Airports |
-60.6% |
-82.7% |
-77.8% |
-82.4% |
Portugal (ANA) |
-79.4% |
-90.4% |
-85.0% |
-87.3% |
United-Kingdom |
-95.9% |
-98.1% |
-97.1% |
-97.7% |
Japan (Kansai Airports) |
-29.7% |
-78.0% |
-76.3% |
-83.8% |
Chile (Nuevo Pudahuel) |
-49.8% |
-70.6% |
-66.8% |
-70.9% |
France |
-66.2% |
-85.8% |
-78.5% |
-82.5% |
Cambodia (Cambodia Airports) |
-90.4% |
-97.2% |
-95.9% |
-97.6% |
United States of America |
-6.3% |
-53.7% |
-58.4% |
-62.9% |
Brazil |
-31.5% |
-56.2% |
-31.7% |
-38.2% |
Serbia |
-40.7% |
-73.9% |
-69.3% |
-72.6% |
Dominican Republic (Aerodom) |
-1.2% |
-42.1% |
-42.8% |
-46.6% |
Sweden |
-70.9% |
-88.0% |
-84.9% |
-87.0% |
Costa Rica |
-47.7% |
-68.4% |
-71.3% |
-72.7% |
II-Change
in VINCI Airports commercial flight movements in March
2021
|
March |
March YTD (3 months) |
|
%
change 2021 / 2020 |
% change 2021 / 2019 |
% change 2021 / 2020 |
% change 2021 / 2019 |
VINCI Airports |
-48.6% |
-67.6% |
-60.3% |
-65.5% |
Portugal (ANA) |
-64.5% |
-77.9% |
-70.0% |
-73.6% |
United-Kingdom |
-90.7% |
-94.4% |
-91.5% |
-93.1% |
Japan (Kansai Airports) |
-35.1% |
-55.8% |
-54.5% |
-59.8% |
Chile (Nuevo Pudahuel) |
-37.0% |
-58.5% |
-54.9% |
-59.3% |
France |
-45.6% |
-72.1% |
-63.5% |
-69.8% |
Cambodia (Cambodia Airports) |
-82.3% |
-91.6% |
-88.8% |
-91.8% |
United States of America |
-39.2% |
-53.5% |
-36.8% |
-39.7% |
Brazil |
-0.1% |
-28.7% |
-13.9% |
-19.7% |
Serbia |
-16.1% |
-49.9% |
-47.8% |
-52.4% |
Dominican Republic (Aerodom) |
16.5% |
-22.1% |
-20.1% |
-27.9% |
Sweden |
-66.1% |
-78.2% |
-78.2% |
-79.5% |
Costa Rica |
-0.3% |
-25.6% |
-32.1% |
-36.7% |
III-
Change in passenger numbers by airport at Q1
2021
In thousands of passengers |
VINCI Airports share (%) |
PAX (Q1 2021) |
% change 2021 / 2020 |
% change 2021 / 2019 |
Portugal (ANA) of which |
|
|
|
|
Lisbon (LIS) |
100 |
741 |
-86.3% |
-88.2% |
Porto (OPO) |
100 |
356 |
-83.8% |
-86.3% |
Faro (FAO) |
100 |
55 |
-92.8% |
-94.6% |
Madeira |
100 |
118 |
-80.8% |
-83.9% |
Azores |
100 |
131 |
-61.7% |
-67.8% |
TOTAL |
|
1,401 |
-85.0% |
-87.3% |
United Kingdom |
|
|
|
|
Gatwick (LGW) |
50 |
155 |
-97.9% |
-98.4% |
Belfast (BFS) |
100 |
96 |
-90.6% |
-92.9% |
TOTAL |
|
250 |
-97.1% |
-97.7% |
Japan (Kansai Airports) |
|
|
|
|
Kansai (KIX) |
40 |
495 |
-89.7% |
-93.8% |
Itami (ITM) |
40 |
1,256 |
-60.0% |
-67.6% |
Kobé (UKB) |
40 |
298 |
-58.0% |
-61.8% |
TOTAL |
|
2,049 |
-76.3% |
-83.8% |
Chile (Nuevo Pudahuel) |
|
|
|
|
Santiago (SCL) |
40 |
2,034 |
-66.8% |
-70.9% |
TOTAL |
|
2,034 |
-66.8% |
-70.9% |
France |
|
|
|
|
Lyon-Saint Exupéry (LYS) & Lyon-Bron (LYN) |
31 |
458 |
-77.5% |
-82.1% |
Nantes Atlantique (NTE) |
85 |
247 |
-78.0% |
-80.2% |
Saint-Nazaire Montoir (SNR) |
85 |
1 |
-79.0% |
-87.5% |
Rennes Bretagne (RNS) |
49 |
44 |
-60.4% |
-75.6% |
Dinard Bretagne (DNR) |
49 |
0 |
-99.4% |
-99.5% |
Grenoble Alpes Isère (GNB) |
100 |
1 |
-99.5% |
-99.6% |
Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc (CMF) |
100 |
1 |
-98.6% |
-99.1% |
Toulon Hyères (TLN) |
100 |
38 |
-39.0% |
-63.5% |
Clermont Ferrand Auvergne (CFE) |
100 |
13 |
-83.0% |
-86.2% |
TOTAL |
|
803 |
-78.5% |
-82.5% |
In thousands of passengers |
VINCI Airports share (%) |
PAX (Q1 2021) |
% change 2021 / 2020 |
% change 2021 / 2019 |
Cambodia (Cambodia Airports) |
|
|
|
|
Phnom Penh (PNH) |
70 |
67 |
-93.8% |
-95.7% |
Siem Reap (REP) |
70 |
0 |
-99.9% |
-100.0% |
Sihanoukville (KOS) |
70 |
10 |
-94.5% |
-97.0% |
TOTAL |
|
78 |
-95.9% |
-97.6% |
United States of America of which |
|
|
|
|
Orlando-Sanford (SFB) |
100 |
423 |
-35.0% |
-44.8% |
Hollywood Burbank (BUR) |
MC* |
308 |
-73.1% |
-75.0% |
Atlantic City (ACY) |
MC* |
128 |
-52.4% |
-60.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
|
859 |
-58.4% |
-62.9% |
Brazil |
|
|
|
|
Salvador (SSA) |
100 |
1,375 |
-31.7% |
-38.2% |
TOTAL |
|
1,375 |
-31.7% |
-38.2% |
Serbia |
|
|
|
|
Belgrade (BEG) |
100 |
284 |
-69.3% |
-72.6% |
TOTAL |
|
284 |
-69.3% |
-72.6% |
Dominican Republic (Aerodom) of which |
|
|
|
|
Saint-Domingue (SDQ) |
100 |
702 |
-30.3% |
-31.8% |
Puerto Plata (POP) |
100 |
64 |
-77.6% |
-81.5% |
Samana (AZS) |
100 |
1 |
-99.1% |
-99.2% |
La Isabela (JBQ) |
100 |
14 |
-20.9% |
-23.2% |
TOTAL |
|
781 |
-42.8% |
-46.6% |
Sweden |
|
|
|
|
Stockholm Skavsta (NYO) |
90 |
52 |
-84.9% |
-87.0% |
TOTAL |
|
52 |
-84.9% |
-87.0% |
Costa Rica |
|
|
|
|
Guanacaste (LIR) |
45 |
123 |
-71.3% |
-72.7% |
TOTAL |
|
123 |
-71.3% |
-72.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
Total VINCI Airports |
|
10,088 |
-77.8% |
-82.4% |
*Management Contract
IV-
Change in commercial flight movements by airport at Q1
2021
Commercial flights (ATM) |
VINCI Airports share (%) |
ATM (Q1 2021) |
% change 2021 / 2020 |
% change 2021 / 2019 |
Portugal (ANA) incl. |
|
|
|
|
Lisbon (LIS) |
100 |
10,721 |
-74.8% |
-77.4% |
Porto (OPO) |
100 |
5,185 |
-71.6% |
-74.6% |
Faro (FAO) |
100 |
1,037 |
-81.9% |
-85.6% |
Madeira |
100 |
2,097 |
-58.5% |
-65.1% |
Azores |
100 |
3,813 |
-19.8% |
-30.3% |
TOTAL |
|
22,854 |
-70.0% |
-73.6% |
United Kingdom |
|
|
|
|
London Gatwick (LGW) |
50 |
2,141 |
-95.7% |
-96.5% |
Belfast (BFS) |
100 |
2,868 |
-68.0% |
-74.7% |
TOTAL |
|
5,009 |
-91.5% |
-93.1% |
Japon (Kansai Airports) |
|
|
|
|
Kansai (KIX) |
40 |
13,581 |
-65.3% |
-72.8% |
Itami (ITM) |
40 |
17,597 |
-46.5% |
-48.4% |
Kobé (UKB) |
40 |
5,512 |
-35.4% |
-22.4% |
TOTAL |
|
36,690 |
-54.5% |
-59.8% |
Chile (Nuevo Pudahuel) |
|
|
|
|
Santiago (SCL) |
40 |
17,654 |
-54.9% |
-59.3% |
TOTAL |
|
17,654 |
-54.9% |
-59.3% |
France |
|
|
|
|
Lyon-Saint Exupéry (LYS) & Lyon-Bron (LYN) |
31 |
9,789 |
-59.0% |
-66.3% |
Nantes Atlantique (NTE) |
85 |
3,198 |
-70.8% |
-74.0% |
Saint-Nazaire Montoir (SNR) |
85 |
261 |
-35.7% |
-43.0% |
Rennes Bretagne (RNS) |
49 |
958 |
-46.8% |
-68.6% |
Dinard Bretagne (DNR) |
49 |
42 |
-71.2% |
-73.2% |
Grenoble Alpes Isère (GNB) |
100 |
187 |
-92.5% |
-92.9% |
Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc (CMF) |
100 |
788 |
-78.5% |
-82.3% |
Toulon Hyères (TLN) |
100 |
936 |
-25.1% |
-42.6% |
Clermont Ferrand Auvergne (CFE) |
100 |
771 |
-58.1% |
-66.0% |
TOTAL |
|
16,930 |
-63.5% |
-69.8% |
Commercial flights (ATM) |
VINCI Airports share (%) |
ATM (Q1 2021) |
% change 2021 / 2020 |
% change 2021 / 2019 |
Cambodia (Cambodia Airports) |
|
|
|
|
Phnom Penh (PNH) |
70 |
2,173 |
-81.7% |
-84.3% |
Siem Reap (REP) |
70 |
48 |
-99.4% |
-99.6% |
Sihanoukville (KOS) |
70 |
226 |
-90.8% |
-93.6% |
TOTAL |
|
2,447 |
-88.8% |
-91.8% |
United States of America incl. |
|
|
|
|
Orlando-Sanford (SFB) |
100 |
4,814 |
-11.6% |
-17.6% |
Hollywood Burbank (BUR) |
MC* |
19,467 |
-40.6% |
-43.1% |
Atlantic City (ACY) |
MC* |
1,241 |
-42.2% |
-44.2% |
TOTAL |
|
25,522 |
-36.8% |
-39.7% |
Brazil |
|
|
|
|
Salvador (SSA) |
100 |
17,025 |
-13.9% |
-19.7% |
TOTAL |
|
17,025 |
-13.9% |
-19.7% |
Serbia |
|
|
|
|
Belgrade (BEG) |
100 |
6,458 |
-47.8% |
-52.4% |
TOTAL |
|
6,458 |
-47.8% |
-52.4% |
Dominican Republic (Aerodom) incl. |
|
|
|
|
Saint-Domingue (SDQ) |
100 |
8,649 |
-12.5% |
-15.3% |
Puerto Plata (POP) |
100 |
815 |
-55.9% |
-65.3% |
Samana (AZS) |
100 |
111 |
-69.3% |
-77.3% |
La Isabela (JBQ) |
100 |
1,724 |
-16.5% |
-33.7% |
Arroyo Barril (EPS) |
100 |
46 |
+21.1% |
-39.5% |
TOTAL |
|
11,353 |
-20.1% |
-27.9% |
Sweden |
|
|
|
|
Stockholm Skavsta (NYO) |
90 |
554 |
-78.2% |
-79.5% |
TOTAL |
|
554 |
-78.2% |
-79.5% |
Costa Rica |
|
|
|
|
Guanacaste (LIR) |
45 |
2,958 |
-32.1% |
-36.7% |
TOTAL |
|
2,958 |
-32.1% |
-36.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
Total VINCI Airports |
|
165,454 |
-60.3% |
-65.5% |
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