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77% of 2019 departing passengers recovered in 1ST Quarter of 2022

Recovery of 86% in March 2022 versus 2019

ORANJESTAD – Aruba Air- February also where AUA
port Authority N.V. (AAA) Airport handled 77,599
can report as follows on which was a mere 1% more
AUA Airport’s performance than the month before. In
for the 1st quarter of 2022; March however the num-
like 2021, it was a slow start, bers increased consider-
however with a satisfying ably to 104,462 which was
recovery rate versus the an increase of 35% versus
same period in 2019. The February 2022. During these
total amount of revenue first three months of 2022
generating passengers 199,092 passengers (pax)
(departing passengers) travelled to the US, 7,141
handled in the 1st quar- pax to Canada, 21,375 pax
ter of 2022 during January, to Europe, 8,852 pax to the
February and March repre- Netherlands Antilles, and
sented a total recovery of 22,342 pax to Latin Ameri-
77% versus 2019. ca.

1st Quarter 2022 per month An average outbound pas-
In January 2022, AUA Airport senger load factor (PLF) ary, and March. The aver- service to 28 destinations
handled 76,741 departing (number of seats of the age PLF for all markets was During the past months, worldwide. AUA Airport is
passengers. This was 16% total seats on board an respectively 61%, 71% and AUA Airport averaged 31 operationally solid where
less than the December aircraft that are occupied 85% during that same pe- flights per day, down from over 95% of all visitors are
of 2021 and was a direct when departing from AUA riod. In March we reached an average of 41 daily leisure guests: 80% from the
result of the Omicron vari- Airport) for the US Market of thus the same level of av- flights during the same pe- United States & Canada,
ant that gripped the world 57%, 69% and 86% were re- erage outbound PLF for all riod in 2019. 9% from Latin America, 8%
at that time. The same ef- ported for respectively the markets as that of 2019, from Europe, and 3% from
fect was noticeable during months of January, Febru- which was 85%. During January, February, Dutch Caribbean, year to
and March AUA Airport re- date, March 2022. AUA Air-
covered respectively 66%, port attributes this to the
79% and 86% of the amount island’s stable economic
of departing passengers and political climate, hos-
that were handled in those pitable and multilingual
same months in 2019. The population, and safe en-
recovery in total for the first vironment. AUA Airport
quarter of 2022 amounted undergoes continuous up-
to 77% versus 2019, which grades to maintain its posi-
was up 39% points versus tion as one of the region’s
the recovery enjoyed in most innovative airports.
2021.
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