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AUA Airport foresees a 90% recovery in 2025

Five-year outlook for traffic recovery at AUA Airport

the amount of passengers we have today. We know
that will depart from AUA that the impact of this crisis
Airport (Revenue Generat- will be felt for years. A mul-
ing Passengers). The graph tiyear outlook under the
illustrates that we estimate current uncertain circum-
at this time that we will re- stances, however, remains
cover 37% in 2020, 52% in fluid.
2021, 68% in 2022, 78% in Therefore, from now on, we
2023, 84% in 2024 and 90% will prepare an update of
in 2025. our multiyear forecast ev-
ery quarter. We will contin-
“Every day we are in con- ue to do our utmost to help
tact with our partners in the Aruba in its much-needed
aviation and tourism indus- recovery,” said Joost Meijs,
try. This forecast is based on CEO of Aruba Airport Au-
the insights and information thority N.V.q

ORANJESTAD — Based on estimate our recovery path their outlook and estimate
the latest insights it is ex- for the coming five years. that it will take the aviation
pected that AUA Airport will industry at least 3 to 4 years
end up with a 37% - 40% Recovery will be slow but to recover and once again
traffic recovery for total sure during the coming see pre-COVID traffic num-
departures by the end of years. Various aviation in- bers worldwide. Based on
2020 compared to the year dustry associations such as our network with our airline
2019. We use these same ICAO (International Civil partners and also based
insights that we retrieve Aviation Organization), on the insights of the afore-
from our various stakehold- IATA (International Air Trans- mentioned aviation indus-
ers, especially the airlines port Association) and ACI try associations we have
operating into AUA Airport, (Airports Council Interna- determined our outlook for
to look further ahead and tional) have also emitted the 5 years ahead of us for