Corporación América Airports S.A. Reports November 2021 Passenger Traffic

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Corporación América Airports S.A. (CAAP) reported a 183.1% YoY increase in passenger traffic for November 2021, but a 35.0% decline compared to November 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Total passengers reached 4.39 million, with domestic and international passengers showing considerable growth. Cargo volume increased by 24.6% YoY but fell 26.3% compared to 2019 levels. Aircraft movements rose by 98.2% YoY but decreased by 21.6% since 2019. Borders reopening since November 1, 2021, significantly impacted traffic recovery, especially in Argentina.

Positive

• 183.1% YoY increase in passenger traffic in November 2021.
• 34.6% increase in YTD passenger traffic compared to 2020.
• Strong recovery in Argentina with 6.8x YoY passenger traffic growth.

Negative

• 35.0% decline in passenger traffic compared to November 2019.
• Cargo volume down by 26.3% compared to November 2019.
• 21.6% decrease in aircraft movements compared to November 2019.

Total passenger traffic continued sequential recovery trend reaching 65.0% of November 2019 traffic.

Strong improvements in Argentina and Uruguay, following the opening of borders.

LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Corporación América Airports S.A. (NYSE: CAAP), (“CAAP” or the “Company”) the largest private sector airport operator in the world by number of airports, reported today a 183.1% YoY increase in passenger traffic in November 2021, and a 35.0% decline when compared to the same period of 2019.

Passenger Traffic, Cargo Volume and Aircraft Movements Highlights (2021 vs. 2020)
Statistics	Nov'21	Nov'20	% Var.		YTD’21	YTD'20(1)(2)(3)		% Var.
Domestic Passengers (thousands)	2,875	888	223.7%		19,524	13,133		48.7%
International Passengers (thousands)	1,018	240	324.6%		7,104	6,684		6.3%
Transit Passengers (thousands)	500	424	18.0%		4,379	3,214		36.2%
Total Passengers (thousands)	4,394	1,552	183.1%		31,008	23,031		34.6%
Cargo Volume (thousand tons)	29.1	23.4	24.6%		291.5	230.0		26.7%
Total Aircraft Movements (thousands)	53.7	27.1	98.2%		439.9	319.7		37.6%
Passenger Traffic, Cargo Volume and Aircraft Movements Highlights (2021 vs. 2019)
Statistics	Nov'21	Nov'19(1)	% Var.		YTD’21	YTD'19(1)(3)		% Var.
Domestic Passengers (thousands)	2,875	3,998	-28.1%		19,524	43,496		-55.1%
International Passengers (thousands)	1,018	2,055	-50.4%		7,104	26,023		-72.7%
Transit Passengers (thousands)	500	709	-29.4%		4,379	7,624		-42.6%
Total Passengers (thousands)	4,394	6,762	-35.0%		31,008	77,143		-59.8%
Cargo Volume (thousand tons)	29.1	39.5	-26.3%		291.5	388.4		-24.9%
Total Aircraft Movements (thousands)	53.7	68.5	-21.6%		439.9	786.4		-44.1%

(1)		Note that preliminary passenger traffic figures for 2019, as well as January 2020 for Ezeiza Airport, in Argentina, were adjusted to include additional inbound passengers not accounted for in the initial count, for an average of approximately 5% of total passenger traffic at Ezeiza Airport and 1% of total traffic at CAAP, during that period. Importantly, inbound traffic does not affect revenues, as tariffs are applicable on departure passengers.
(2)		Preliminary data on 1,256 flights in January 2020 at Brasilia Airport, due to delays in the submission of information by third parties.
(3)		Cargo volumes in Uruguay were rectified from January 2019 to June 2020, to reflect all cargo passing through the cargo terminal, instead of air cargo only.

Passenger Traffic Overview

Total passenger traffic in November 2021 grew 1.8x compared to the same period of last year, driven by increases across all countries of operations, particularly in Argentina, reflecting easier comparisons due to tougher travel restrictions in the year ago period and the opening of borders since November 1, 2021. When compared to 2019, overall passenger traffic declined 35.0%, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, though consistently improving from the 75.7% decline recorded in April 2021. International and domestic passenger traffic dropped 50.4% and 28.1%, respectively, from pre-pandemic levels of November 2019.

In Argentina, total passenger traffic increased 6.8x YoY. Against November 2019, overall passenger traffic declined 45.3%, with international passenger traffic decreasing 69.2%, showing a significant sequential recovery driven by the opening of borders on November 1, 2021. This compares with a decline of 81.5% in October 2021, versus October 2019. Domestic passenger traffic declined 34.3% compared to 2019, improving sequentially from the decline of 44.4% recorded in October.

In Italy, where the recovery continued throughout the year, passenger traffic grew 7.5x YoY. When compared to November 2019, passenger traffic declined 34.9%, improving from the 41.1% drop reported in October. International passenger traffic continued to improve sequentially, decreasing 41.3% in November 2021 against the same month in 2019, whereas domestic traffic stood at over 80% of pre-pandemic levels.

In Brazil, total passenger traffic was up 35.9% YoY. Compared to the same month in 2019, overall passenger traffic declined 20.7%, showing a continued improvement from the 69.1% drop posted in April 2021, reflecting better sanitary conditions in the country, advanced vaccination roll-out and increased passenger demand. Domestic traffic stood at 85.0% of pre-pandemic levels.

Total passenger traffic in Uruguay increased 5.1x YoY. Against November 2019, passenger traffic was down 39.2%, showing a significant sequential improvement after the decline of 64.5% posted in October 2021, versus October 2019, as a consequence of the opening of borders effective November 1, 2021.

In Ecuador, passenger traffic increased 1.2x YoY. When compared to the same month of 2019, total traffic in November 2021 declined 25.0% showing a strong improvement since the 64.8% decrease posted last April. International passenger traffic stood at 85% of pre-pandemic levels, boosted by routes with the US and Panama which are seeing higher passenger traffic than in 2019. Domestic passenger traffic, in turn, declined 35.0% against November 2019.

In Armenia, total passenger traffic increased 4.4x YoY. Compared to November 2019, passenger traffic continued with its positive recovery trend reaching almost 90% of pre-pandemic levels.

Cargo Volume and Aircraft Movements

Cargo volume increased 24.6% YoY. When compared to November 2019, total cargo volume dropped 26.3%, mainly driven by decreases in Argentina and Brazil, which together accounted for 90.0% of the volume decline. While cargo volume in Uruguay was almost at the same level than the same month of 2019, Italy reported a 20.9% cargo volume increase during that period.

Aircraft movements increased 98.2% YoY. When compared to November 2019, Aircraft movements declined 21.6%, mainly as a result of a 26.8% decrease in Argentina. To note, in Uruguay, aircraft movements was 12.3% higher than in November 2019.

Summary Passenger Traffic, Cargo Volume and Aircraft Movements (2021 vs. 2020)

	Nov'21	Nov'20	% Var.		YTD'21	YTD'20	% Var.
Passenger Traffic (thousands)
Argentina(1)	1,905	243	682.6%		11,143	9,384	18.7%
Italy	337	40	747.3%		2,522	1,929	30.8%
Brazil(2)	1,328	977	35.9%		10,792	7,931	36.1%
Uruguay	98	16	506.9%		386	588	-34.4%
Ecuador	280	125	123.5%		2,226	1,400	59.0%
Armenia	209	38	444.8%		2,179	756	188.4%
Peru	236	112	111.7%		1,759	1,044	68.6%
TOTAL	4,394	1,552	183.1%		31,008	23,031	34.6%

(1) See Footnote 1 in previous table. (2) See Footnote 2 in previous table. (3) See Footnote 3 in previous table.

 

Cargo Volume (tons)
Argentina	16,040	13,955	14.9%			156,964		130,535		20.2%
Italy	1,466	1,333	9.9%			13,713		12,003		14.2%
Brazil	4,652	2,973	56.5%			54,716		29,841		83.4%
Uruguay(3)	2,762	2,247	22.9%			27,458		26,730		2.7%
Ecuador	2,271	1,410	61.1%			20,785		14,745		41.0%
Armenia	1,613	1,273	26.7%			15,050		14,490		3.9%
Peru	320	177	80.9%			2,817		1,692		66.4%
TOTAL	29,123	23,368	24.6%			291,503		230,035		26.7%
Aircraft Movements
Argentina	26,135	10,433	150.5%			199,380		141,905		40.5%
Italy	4,088	1,294	215.9%			35,896		28,966		23.9%
Brazil	11,938	8,526	40.0%			104,484		79,003		32.3%
Uruguay	2,603	888	193.1%			14,740		12,107		21.7%
Ecuador	5,258	4,203	25.1%			49,815		36,850		35.2%
Armenia	1,890	618	205.8%			19,406		9,403		106.4%
Peru	1,799	1,138	58.1%			16,156		11,446		41.1%
TOTAL	53,711	27,100	98.2%			439,877		319,680		37.6%

Summary Passenger Traffic, Cargo Volume and Aircraft Movements (2021 vs. 2019)

	Nov'21	Nov'19	% Var.		YTD'21	YTD'19	% Var.
Passenger Traffic (thousands)
Argentina(1)	1,905	3,485	-45.3%		11,143	39,791	-72.0%
Italy	337	518	-34.9%		2,522	7,722	-67.3%
Brazil(2)	1,328	1,676	-20.7%		10,792	17,298	-37.6%
Uruguay	98	162	-39.2%		386	1,993	-80.6%
Ecuador	280	373	-25.0%		2,226	4,117	-45.9%
Armenia	209	236	-11.5%		2,179	2,958	-26.3%
Peru	236	312	-24.4%		1,759	3,263	-46.1%
TOTAL	4,394	6,762	-35.0%		31,008	77,143	-59.8%

(1) See Footnote 1 in previous table. (2) See Footnote 2 in previous table. (3) See Footnote 3 in previous table.

Cargo Volume (tons)
Argentina			16,040	22,370	-28.3%			156,964		208,958		-24.9%
Italy			1,466	1,212	20.9%			13,713		12,035		13.9%
Brazil			4,652	7,559	-38.5%			54,716		83,061		-34.1%
Uruguay(3)			2,762	2,865	-3.6%			27,458		26,550		3.4%
Ecuador			2,271	2,896	-21.6%			20,785		34,963		-40.6%
Armenia			1,613	2,168	-25.6%			15,050		18,159		-17.1%
Peru			320	438	-27.1%			2,817		4,655		-39.5%
TOTAL			29,123	39,508	-26.3%			291,503		388,381		-24.9%
Aircraft Movements
Argentina			26,135	35,726	-26.8%			199,380		410,372		-51.4%
Italy			4,088	5,107	-20.0%			35,896		73,936		-51.4%
Brazil			11,938	13,898	-14.1%			104,484		147,234		-29.0%
Uruguay			2,603	2,318	12.3%			14,740		26,526		-44.4%
Ecuador			5,258	6,866	-23.4%			49,815		75,273		-33.8%
Armenia			1,890	2,164	-12.7%			19,406		25,186		-22.9%
Peru			1,799	2,450	-26.6%			16,156		27,901		-42.1%
TOTAL			53,711	68,529	-21.6%			439,877		786,428		-44.1%

About Corporación América Airports

Corporación América Airports acquires, develops and operates airport concessions. Currently, the Company operates 52 airports in 7 countries across Latin America and Europe (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Peru, Ecuador, Armenia and Italy). In November 2021, the Company has signed an agreement with the Government of Uruguay to amend the existing concession agreement under which, among other things, the Company incorporates six additional regional airports, bringing CAAP´s network to a total of 58 airports. In 2019, Corporación América Airports served 84.2 million passengers. The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange where it trades under the ticker “CAAP”. For more information, visit http://investors.corporacionamericaairports.com.

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Investor Relations Contact

Patricio Iñaki Esnaola

Email: patricio.esnaola@caairports.com

Phone: +5411 4899-6716

Source: Corporación América Airports S.A.

FAQ

What was the passenger traffic growth for CAAP in November 2021?

CAAP reported a 183.1% year-over-year increase in passenger traffic for November 2021.

How does November 2021 passenger traffic compare to November 2019 for CAAP?

Passenger traffic in November 2021 declined by 35.0% compared to November 2019.

What impact did the reopening of borders have on CAAP?

The reopening of borders on November 1, 2021, significantly improved passenger traffic, particularly in Argentina, which saw a 6.8x growth year-over-year.

What trends were observed in cargo volume for CAAP in November 2021?

Cargo volume increased by 24.6% year-over-year but decreased by 26.3% compared to November 2019.

How did aircraft movements change for CAAP in November 2021?

Aircraft movements rose by 98.2% year-over-year but decreased by 21.6% compared to November 2019.