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20 November 2017 Sydney Airport Traffic Performance October 2017

Pax1

('000s)

Monthly performance

Oct-17 Oct-16 Growth (%)

Year to date performance

YTD-17 YTD-16 Growth (%)

Domestic

2,445

2,379

+2.8%

22,563

22,261

+1.4%

International2

1,348

1,274

+5.8%

13,111

12,207

+7.4%

Total

3,793

3,653

+3.8%

35,674

34,469

+3.5%

Sydney Airport Managing Director and CEO Kerrie Mather said, "October international passenger growth remains strong at 5.8% versus the prior corresponding period (pcp). This growth continues to be driven by seat capacity increases from new and existing airline customers, in addition to strong load factors. Domestic passenger growth also performed solidly in October, up 2.8%, reflecting growth in both load factors and capacity.

"Sydney Airport has for the first time facilitated a record 43 million passengers through its three terminals over the last 12 months, the continued strong growth in international passengers is fantastic for the NSW economy and we continue to invest in our terminals and airfield to ensure we are providing our passengers with a world class customer experience.

"Sydney Airport is delighted to welcome Tianjin Airlines, with a triangulated service between Tianjin- Zhengzhou-Sydney commencing 29 January 2018. The new service will operate twice weekly on a 260 seat A330 aircraft, adding approximately 27,000 seats per annum to the region. Tianjin is China's fourth largest city, and has the world's sixth largest population, with well over 15 million residents. The service will provide an important connection given Tianjin's status as a gateway and seaport for Beijing. Tianjin represents the 16th Chinese mainland city pair served at Sydney Airport."

Tianjin Airlines' Vice President Mr Wu Hao said, "Tianjin Airlines will be the first airline to service the new route from Zhengzhou to Sydney. We hope to provide convenient flight services for people from

1 Due to data availability, all international passenger numbers (including prior corresponding period comparisons) are based on Confirmed Airline Passenger (CAP) data. As per previous information releases, these figures may contain estimates with any adjustments to preliminary statistics included in the year to date results in future months.

2 Includes Domestic-On-Carriage.

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the central part of China to visit Sydney and Australia. We also expect the people of Sydney to enjoy having direct flight access to Zhengzhou, a beautiful city with an extensive and profound history."

Top 10 Nationalities Travelling Through Sydney Airport

Rank

Nationality

Oct-17

YTD-17

Rank

Nationality

Oct-17

YTD-17

1

Australia

2.5%

5.6%

6

Korea

42.0%

11.2%

2

China (including Special Administrative Regions)

18.0%

18.9%

7

Japan

-17.0%

-7.2%

3

New Zealand

0.0%

2.3%

8

India

17.0%

15.2%

4

United States of America

5.7%

5.4%

9

Malaysia

1.6%

4.4%

5

United Kingdom

0.0%

3.6%

10

Indonesia

7.6%

11.5%

Last 12 Months Traffic Data

('000s)

Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jul-17 Aug-17 Sep-17 Oct-17

Total Total

Growth

%

Nov-16- Nov15- Oct-17 Oct-16

Dom

2,338

2,330

2,258

2,062

2,332

2,244

2,187

2,130

2,383

2,253

2,269

2,445

27,231

26,833

+1.5%

Int

1,220

1,472

1,567

1,222

1,234

1,341

1,153

1,230

1,414

1,286

1,317

1,348

15,803

14,704

+7.5%

Total

3,558

3,801

3,825

3,284

3,566

3,585

3,340

3,360

3,797

3,539

3,587

3,793

43,034

41,537

+3.6%

All data is for arriving and departing passengers. All data is taken from management accounts, is provisional and subject to revision.

All data has been rounded to the nearest thousand and in some instances the total may not be equal to the sum of the parts. Percentage changes have been calculated based on actual figures.

Chantal Travers

Head of Investor Relations

Laura Stevens

Head of Media and Communications

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