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| We are encouraged by the ongoing recovery in our cargo business |
| Adjusted EBITDA margin ex IFRIC12 expanded 3.3 percentage points to 40.5% year-on-year and 7 percentage points against pre-pandemic levels with strong momentum in most territories |
| I'm delighted to share that we delivered the greatest results in Q4, marking a strong conclusion to an outstanding year |
| We closed 2023 delivering year-on-year passenger traffic growth in the low teens during Q4 and up in the mid-20s for full year, with over 81 million passengers traveling across our airports, while advancing on our strategic goals |
| As previously reported, a key milestone in the quarter was the successful conclusion of the friendly termination process of the Natal Airport concession agreement, which benefited adjusted EBITDA by $166.5 million |
| On a comparable basis, excluding the noncash accounting impacts from the application of rule IAS 29, we delivered revenue growth in the high teens with sustained expansion in revenue per passenger |
| In general, we see it as a positive move to give freedom to the airlines to operate |
| Our positive performance was underpinned by strong momentum across all geographic regions, reflecting our unwavering commitment to efficient execution and our ability to leverage the ongoing recovery in travel demand |
| Domestic passenger traffic, which also benefited from PreViaje, the government initiative launched in October to support local tourism, grew 18% year-on-year and surpassed fourth quarter of 2019 levels by 15% |
| Excluding these two impacts, adjusted EBITDA ex IFRIC12 totaled $161 million up 29% year-on-year and well above the 14% growth in passenger traffic when compared to pre-pandemic adjusted EBITDA ex IFRIC12 was up 71% |
| Our airports benefited from the ongoing recovery in travel demand, evident through the higher load factors and the gradual reintroduction of flight roads and frequencies across all the countries in which we operate |
| Commercial revenues, which accounted for 47% of total revenues in the quarter were up 17% year-on-year and 59% [Technical Difficulty] This strong performance when compared to the fourth quarter of 2019 levels was mainly driven by solid growth in cargo and duty-free revenues in Argentina and higher fuel-related revenues in Armenia |
| Argentina, Armenia, Uruguay and Ecuador delivered stronger aeronautical revenue growth year-on-year and also when compared to the fourth quarter in 2019 |
| Armenia remains the leader in the ongoing recovery, exceeding pre-pandemic levels for the seventh consecutive quarter |
| We delivered revenue growth above passenger traffic, an increase in revenue per passenger and strong growth in EBITDA, up 29% versus the fourth quarter of 2022 and 71% versus pre-pandemic levels |
| I am pleased with our quarter and annual results |
| We are encouraged that this strong performance persisted through February this year, with passenger traffic 85.1% above February 2019 |
| Traffic volumes in Argentina increased 19% year-on-year and was 10% above fourth quarter of 2019 levels, surpassing pre-pandemic levels for the first time |
| Our robust balance sheet and healthy maturity profile underscore our commitment to financial strength |
| But in broad terms, we believe that Open Skies are positive for the market |
| Aeronautical revenues were up 23% year-on-year and surpassed pre-pandemic levels by 22%, mainly supported by tariff increases and the sustained recovery in passenger traffic |
| The positive performance continued in February with total traffic 3% above February 2019 |
| The strong momentum we saw throughout the year continued into the fourth quarter in both the aeronautical and commercial segments |
| Year-on-year traffic was up 24% and the strong performance continued in the first two months of the year |
| Passenger traffic in Italy was up 16% year-on-year with international traffic again ahead of pre-pandemic levels, while domestic traffic was at 88% of fourth quarter of 2019 levels |
| Next, Ecuador, where we saw a solid performance across both domestic and international traffic, while increased frequencies in both domestic and international routes contributed to 5% year-on-year growth in total volumes and above pre-pandemic levels |
| Solid performance continued throughout the first month of the year, with total traffic 3% above pre-pandemic levels in February |
| Total revenues ex IFRIC increased 19% year-on-year, well above 13% passenger traffic growth and surpassing pre-pandemic levels by 37% |
| Noteworthy, all of our operating subsidiaries reported positive cash flow from operating activities for the sixth consecutive quarter, while we reduced our gross index by $132 million to $1.3 billion at year-end |
| This solid performance in volumes was driven by strong year-on-year contributions from Argentina, Ecuador and Uruguay, coupled with sustained recovery in the other geographies |
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| This challenging environment in the industry continued in the first two months of the year |
| And second, a $29 million negative impact from the hyperinflation account in Argentina following the devaluation of the Argentine peso in late December |
| Lastly, traffic in Brazil decelerated to 85% of pre-pandemic levels versus 94% in the previous quarter as market dynamics remained impacted by financial and aircraft constraints at some local airlines, together with the rising ticket prices which affected travel demand |
| Domestic traffic in the fourth quarter was affected by the exit of a local carrier |
| Traffic at both airports was also impacted by a one-day strike in November |
| And regarding duty-free, the incentive given by the FX that we had last year has shrunk a lot, and therefore we expect to see an impact on the sales definitely |
| On travel dynamics, we maintain a cautiously optimistic outlook on passenger traffic across our airport network |
| We are cautiously monitoring macro conditions |
| But again, until we have the new authorities in place, we cannot really engage and understand the position of the new government in regard to these issues and on timing as well |
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