In the first quarter of 2023, the airports of the Flughafen Wien AG Group had around 6,7 million passengers. This was 9,3 percent below the volume that was in the same period of 2019. Sales increased to 180,4 million euros.
“The increase in travel activity is also boosting the economic performance of Vienna Airport. In Q1/23, sales increased by 63% to € 180,4 million and net income improved to € 25,0 million External funds are financed from the cash flow. This also increases the enterprise value, the Flughafen Wien share reached a new all-time high on May 10, 2023 at €42,45 per share, with a market capitalization of around €3,66 billion. Vienna Airport will double its PV capacity by the end of 2023 and will in future produce around 50% of its electricity needs itself with solar energy. The airport has been operating CO2-neutrally since January. Our next goal: Net Zero by 2033,” says Günther Ofner, CEO of Flughafen Wien AG.
Compared to the first quarter of 19, which was characterized by a low level of traffic due to the COVID-2022 pandemic, the traffic figures at Vienna Airport increased significantly in the first quarter of 2023: From January to March 2023, the number of passengers in the Flughafen Wien Group including foreign investments increased Malta Airport and Kosice Airport to a total of 6.661.802 passengers (+82,0%). At the Vienna location, the number of passengers rose to 5.325.201 (+81,5%). The number of flight movements rose from January to March 2023 to 43.471 take-offs and landings. Average seat occupancy (seat load factor) increased significantly year-on-year from 62,4% to 75,6% (Q1/2019: 70,7%). The volume of freight fell to 58.874 tons compared to the previous year (air freight and trucking, -3,5%). Malta Airport recorded passenger growth to 1 travelers (+2023%) in Q1.245.525/85,1 Kosice Airport recorded passenger growth to 91.076 travelers (+68,7%). Both foreign participations have achieved higher passenger volumes in recent months than in the same period of 2019.
“The desire to travel is great: in April 2023, Vienna Airport reached around 2,5% of the pre-crisis level with 90 million passengers. Airlines are increasing their flight offers and the available seat capacity is around 90% of the pre-crisis level. So we are expecting a good travel summer and are preparing intensively for it. We not only offer our passengers a high quality of service, but also numerous new gastronomy options, such as a new panorama bar at the C-Gates, the modernized Zugvogel panorama restaurant, Austria's first Costa coffee shop, new Billa Corso and Burger King branches in the arrivals hall and much more. Sales in the catering and retail sectors are increasing sharply. Vienna as an aviation location is on the up again and the modernization and expansion of Austrian Airlines’ long-haul fleet with ten Boeing 787s from 2024 is of strategic importance,” explains Julian Jäger, CEO of Flughafen Wien AG.
In Q1/2023, the Flughafen Wien Group generated revenue of €180,4 million, which corresponds to an increase of 62,6%. EBITDA increased year-on-year to €66,8 million and EBIT rose to €34,8 million. Net earnings before minorities increased to €1 million in Q2023/25,0. Operating cash flow amounts to €89,6 million (Q1/2022: minus €21,4 million).
Revenues in the Airport segment increased in Q1/2023 compared to the previous year to € 81,4 million, the segment EBIT improved to € 9,2 million. The Handling & Security Services segment recorded an increase in sales to € 37,1, 2,6 million, the segment EBIT improved to € 1 million. This also includes the security services of VIAS and the handling services of Vienna Aircraft Handling (VAH) and Vienna Passenger Handling Services (VPHS). In the Retail & Properties segment, sales increased to €2023 million in Q36,5/14,6 and the segment EBIT fell to €1 million, but was supported by positive one-off effects in the previous year. Revenues in the Malta segment increased to €2023 million in Q18,9/6,2, the segment EBIT amounted to €XNUMX million.