Brussels Airport revenue up 4.5%. EBITDA up 20% in 4Q2010

Belgium's Brussels Airport revenue up 4.5% - financial highlights:

• Three months ended 31-Dec-2010:
  • Revenue: EUR91.3 million, +4.5% year-on-year;
    • Aeronautical: EUR56.8 million, +3.2%;
    • Retail: EUR13.1 million, +2.5%;
    • Property and real estate: EUR10.6 million, +19.5%;
    • Car parking and car rental: EUR6.1 million, +9.8%;
    • Commercial trading and other: EUR4.7 million, -7.8%;
  • Operating costs: EUR42.1 million, +5.7%;
  • EBITDA: EUR48.6 million, +20.4%;
  • Capital expenditure: EUR11.0 million, +4.2%;
  • Revenue per passenger: EUR22.15, -1.7%;
• 12 months ended 31-Dec-2010:
  • Revenue: EUR367.0 million, +0.4%;
    • Aeronautical: EUR235.5 million, -0.4%;
    • Retail: EUR48.8 million, +3.8%;
    • Property and real estate: EUR39.6 million, +0.2%;
    • Car parking and car rental: EUR23.5 million, +4.7%;
    • Commercial trading and other: EUR19.6 million, -3.1%;
  • Operating costs: EUR161.1 million, -0.9%;
  • EBITDA: EUR204.0 million, +6.7%;
  • Capital expenditure: EUR30.5 million, -51.0%;
  • Revenue per passenger: EUR21.4 million, -0.7%. [more]

MAp: "In 2010, traffic grew 1.1% on the pcp. Adjusting for the impact of the Icelandic volcano eruption in April and the air traffic control strike in September, it is estimated that underlying traffic growth would have been 3.6%," Kerrie Mather, CEO. Source: MAp, 04-Feb-2011.