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LOCAL Friday 9 OctOber 2020

19% of 2019 September departing

passenger amount recovered in

September 2020

Revenue Generating Passenger amounts

decreased compared to August 2020

ORANJESTAD — In Sep- are 27% less than what was proximately 26,500 depart-
tember, the third month of forecasted for this month ing passengers. This esti-
operations after the lock- and compared to 2019 mate however could yet be
down, 16,818 Revenue AUA Airport has recovered affected as a result of travel
Generating Passengers 19% during September ver- restrictions that continue to
(RGPs) travelled out of the sus the same month 2019. apply in for example Euro-
Queen Beatrix International pean countries, the Nether-
Airport (AUA Airport) to the An average outbound lands Antilles and Canada.
various markets. This was load factor (LF) (number of The fact that borders have
23% less than August 2020. seats of the total seats on not yet been opened with
In September 14,713 pas- board an aircraft that are Latin and Central America
sengers (pax) travelled to occupied when depart- will also have its effect.
the US, 1,663 pax to Europe ing from AUA Airport) for Nonetheless, a recupera- figures for the last quarter cautiously optimistic for the
and 74 pax to the Nether- the US Market of 59% was tion of approximately 30% of 2020. There are a lot of last three months of opera-
lands Antilles. reported during the period is expected to be reached other factors that have yet tion of 2020 when we enter
of September 1 through 30, as a result for October 2020 to be decided on which will our busiest time of the year,
The latter market only al- 2020, while the LF for the Eu- versus October 2019. have a further effect on air- our winter season,” said
lows for essential travel with ropean market was 41%. lift, such as for example the Aruba Airport Authority N.V.
borders currently being During September, AUA Air- “The ever evolving and CARES Act in the US, further CEO Mr. Joost Meijs. Based
closed with Curacao and port averaged 7 flights per changing restrictions on quarantine restrictions in US on the latest insights it is yet
Bonaire. 368 pax departed day, down from about 32 travel ranging from border states, and the fact that expected that AUA Airport
also on repatriation flights daily flights from the same restrictions to required quar- worldwide second waves will end up with a 37% - 40%
to Caribbean and Latin month last year. For Octo- antine restrictions upon a or even third waves of the traffic recovery for total de-
American destinations. The ber 2020 AUA Airport has visitor’s return to their home virus spread are expected. partures compared to the
figures for September 2020 forecasted handling ap- country could affect the Nonetheless, we remain year 2019.q