17-Mar-2011 2:57 PM
Airport shares mixed as market volatility returns
Analysis
Airports of Thailand fell 1.5%, despite reporting a 9.5% increase in passenger traffic in Feb-2011. Highlights were as follows:
- Passenger numbers: 5.9 million, +9.5%;
- Domestic: 3.7 million, +11.3%;
- International: 2.1 million, +6.7%;
- Bangkok: 4.1 million, +6.1%;
- Domestic: 947,261, -2.4%;
- International: 3.2 million, +8.9%;
- Bangkok: 4.1 million, +6.1%;
- Aircraft movements: 35,989, +12.5%;
- Bangkok: 23,291, +9.0%;
- Air cargo: 106,419 tonnes, +0.2%;
- Bangkok: 100,346, +0.4%.
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad shares gained 0.5% as its traffic jumped 13.3% last month:
- Passenger numbers: 4.9 million, +13.3%;
- Kuala Lumpur: 3.0 million, +14.7%;
- Domestic: 847,098, +8.4;
- International: 2.1 million, +17.4%;
- Kuala Lumpur: 3.0 million, +14.7%;
- Aircraft movements: 51,065, +7.4%;
- Kuala Lumpur: 21,953, +9.9%;
- Air cargo: 71,288 tonnes, +3.3%;
- Kuala Lumpur: 53,055, +5.5%.
Shares in Beijing Airport, now the world's second busiest, also gained 0.5% yesterday.
Selected ABD daily share price movements (% change): 17-Mar-2011