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July 2016

Air Traffic Statistics

Prepared by the Office of Corporate Risk and Strategy Air Traffic Summary July 2016 Passenger Activity (in Millions) Current Month Year-to-Date Last 12 Months DCA IAD Syste m DCA IAD Syste m DCA IAD Syste m Passengers 2.0 1.4 3.4 13.4 8.1 21.5 23.1 14.2 37.3

Dom % Change (2.1%) 2.3% (0.3%) 3.5% (1.0%) 1.7% 6.6% 0.2% 4.0% Passengers < 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.2 4.2 4.4 0.4 7.2 7.6 Int'l Commercial % Change (32.6%) 6.6% 4.6% (16.2%) 1.5% 0.6% (10.7%) 1.0% 0.4% Passengers 2.1 2.2 4.3 13.6 12.4 26.0 23.4 21.6 45.1

Total % Change (2.7%) 3.9% 0.6% 3.1% (0.2%) 1.5% 6.2% 0.4% 3.4% Note: System totals may not sum due to rounding. U.S. industry average passenger enplanements as reported by for America (A4A): Enplanements Current Month Year-to-Date System 0.9% 3.7% Domestic 0.4% 3.7% International 3.6% 3.5% Note: A4A enplanements data includes the following U.S. mainline carriers: Alaska, American, Hawaiian, JetBlue, Southwest, and United.

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport • Domestic commercial passenger activity declined 2.1% in July 2016 compared to July 2015. Significant activity by carrier follows:

Airline Comments American • 4.1% decrease in passenger activity from July 2015 • Increased service to Charlotte in March 2016 and Chicago in April 2016 • Reduced service to New York – La Guardia in November 2015; Philadelphia in February 2016; Fort Lauderdale and Orlando in May 2016; and Dallas Fort Worth and New York-JFK in April 2016. • New service to Atlanta in January 2016, and Cleveland and Minneapolis in April 2016 Southwest • 6.8% increase in passenger activity primarily due to higher load factors • Increased service to Kansas City in August 2015 and Columbus in November 2015, and new service to Fort Lauderdale in August 2015, Orlando in November 2015, and Omaha in March 2016 • Reduced service to Dallas-Love in August 2015; Chicago-Midway in November 2015; Indianapolis in January 2016; Atlanta in February 2016; and Houston-Hobby in April 2016 • Discontinued service to Akron in October 2015 and Fort Myers in April 2016 United • 1.9% increase in passenger activity due to higher load factors • Increased service to Denver in March 2016 • Reduced service to Houston in August 2015; Chicago-O’Hare in November 2015; and Newark in December 2015 Delta • 5.5% decrease in passenger activity primarily due to reduced capacity • Reduced service to New York, JFK in September 2015, Detroit and Cincinnati in July 2016

• Transborder passenger traffic declined 32.6% in July 2016 due to reduced capacity to Nassau by American and discontinued service by JetBlue • American, including its regional affiliates, had the largest commercial passenger market share of 50.1%, a decrease from 51.3% in July 2015 Washington Dulles International Airport

Domestic Passenger Activity • Domestic commercial passenger activity increased 2.3% in July 2016 compared to July 2015. Significant activity by carrier follows: Comments United • 10.0% increase in passenger activity due to increased capacity to 41 destinations • 13.2% increase primarily due to increased capacity to Los Angeles in July 2016 Frontier • 66.3% decline due to discontinued service to 7 destinations in October 2015 and Atlanta in March 2016 as well as reduced service to Orlando in April 2016 • Resumed service to Chicago-O’Hare in April 2016 American • 11.2% decline as a result of reduced capacity to Dallas Fort Worth and Charlotte in September 2015

International Passenger Activity • International commercial passenger traffic increased 6.6% in July 2016 compared to July 2015. Significant activity by carrier follows: Airline Comments United • 5.7% increase in passenger activity • Reduced service to Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto in January 2016; Paris in February 2016; and Sao Paulo in April 2016 • Discontinued service to Kuwait and Dubai in February 2016 • Increased service to Punta Cana in December 2015; Zurich in January 2016; Cancun in March 2016; Mexico City in June 2016; and Madrid in July 2016 • New seasonal service to Barcelona and Lisbon in May 2016 Emirates • 38.3% increase due to aircraft up-gauge to Dubai in February 2016 Brussels • 75.8% increase as a result of increased service to Brussels in April 2016 Austrian • 29.7% decrease due to aircraft down-gauge in November 2015 TACA • 9.2% decrease due to reduced service to San Salvador in September 2015 • 11.6% decrease due to lower load factors LAN • New service began in May 2016 • New service began in May 2016

• , including its regional affiliates, had the largest commercial passenger market share of 63.0%, an increase from 60.1% in July 2015. Cargo Activity • For the month of July 2016, total cargo declined 3.7% at Dulles from a year earlier to 21.2k metric tonnes. • Domestic cargo increased 2.1% primarily due to an increase by FedEx (12.8%). • International cargo declined 7.2% primarily due to decreases on Virgin Atlantic (-100%), Saudia (-87.6%), Austrian (-33.0%), and Qatar (-15.4%).

Baltimore-Washington International Airport • Current month commercial passenger activity increased 1.6% from July 2015. • BWI commercial passenger activity outpaced activity at National by 340k commercial passengers (16.5%), and at Dulles by 205k commercial passengers (9.3%). • Southwest’s passenger market share totaled 68.9%, a decline from 70.0% in July 2015. • Cargo activity at BWI totaled 9.6k metric tonnes, a 7.9% (826 metric tonnes) decrease from a year earlier primarily due to decreases by DHL ( 827 metric tonnes). Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Air Traffic Schedule Activity July 2016 vs. July 2015

Daily Unduplicated July 2016: Departures Airlines* Destinations

Domestic Passenger service information -

Mainline 204 9 -- Regional Affiliate 192 12 -- Domestic Total 396 21 83

Transborder/International Passenger service information -

Mainline 1 2 -- Regional Affiliate 6 3 -- Transborder/International Total 7 5 5

Daily Unduplicated July 2015: Departures Airlines* Destinations

Domestic Passenger service information -

Mainline 210 9 -- Regional Affiliate 191 11 -- Domestic Total 401 20 82

Transborder/International Passenger service information -

Mainline 2 2 -- Regional Affiliate 6 2 -- Transborder/International Total 8 4 5

* The following airlines are counted as one airline: American and US Airways Regional carriers flying for multiple mainline carriers

Source: Diio Mi, September 9, 2016

Washington Dulles International Airport Air Traffic Schedule Activity July 2016 vs. July 2015

Daily Unduplicated July 2016: Departures Airlines* Destinations

Domestic Passenger service information -

Mainline 113 9 -- Regional Affiliate 141 9 -- Domestic Total 254 18 76

Transborder/International Passenger service information -

Mainline 62 28 -- Regional Affiliate 11 3 -- Transborder/International Total 73 31 49

Daily Unduplicated July 2015: Departures Airlines* Destinations

Domestic Passenger service information -

Mainline 112 9 -- Regional Affiliate 144 10 -- Domestic Total 256 19 79

Transborder/International Passenger service information -

Mainline 59 27 -- Regional Affiliate 10 2 -- Transborder/International Total 69 29 46

* The following airlines are counted as one airline: and Sun Air International Avianca and TACA and US Airways Austrian and Tyrolean Regional carriers flying for multiple mainline carriers

Source: Diio Mi, September 9, 2016

Passenger Trends

Current Month Comparison Last 12-Months Comparison Millions of Passengers 0.6% Millions of Passengers 4.2 4.3 3.4% 45.1 43.6

2.1 2.1 2.2 2.1 23.4 22.1 21.5 21.6

National Dulles System National Dulles System

2015 2016 2015 2016

* System totals may not sum due to rounding.

Total Passengers Four Year Comparison of the Current Month (Thousands)

2013 1837 2014 1801

National 2015 2121 2016 2064

2013 2093 2014 2041 Dulles 2015 2126 2016 2208

2013 2170 2014 2172 BWI 2015 2372 2016 2405

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Total Commercial Passenger Enplanements Calendar Years 2013 - 2016 1,200 1,100 1,000 900 800 700

Thousands 600 500 400 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2013 729 717 894 873 943 913 921 920 777 876 804 831 2014 739 684 841 912 960 912 906 903 826 960 920 895 2015 752 741 966 992 1033 1021 1068 1019 937 1070 967 930 2016 760 815 1,042 1,012 1,067 1,047 1,033

Dulles International Airport Total Commercial Passenger Enplanements Calendar Years 2013 - 2016 1,200 1,100

1,000 900 800

Thousands 700 600 500 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2013 796 699 893 888 983 1,034 1,034 1,024 879 915 831 883 2014 758 646 863 892 988 1,003 1,004 1,006 895 936 813 876 2015 734 627 818 870 994 1,037 1,051 1,028 915 943 828 869 2016 684 647 836 834 984 1,048 1,088 Commercial Passenger Market Share and Percent Change of Top Airlines in the Washington and Baltimore Region

July 2016 July 2015

Percent Market Top Airlines* Change Passengers Market ShareTop Airlines* Passengers Share 1. American + US Airways -4.9% 1,033,848 50.1% 1. American + US Airways 1,087,414 51.3% 2. Southwest + Airtran 6.8% 302,628 14.7% 2. Delta 285,497 13.5% 3. Delta -5.5% 269,755 13.1% 3. Southwest + Airtran 283,371 13.4% 4. JetBlue -2.8% 168,800 8.2% 4. JetBlue 173,609 8.2% 5. United 1.9% 164,127 8.0% 5. United 161,044 7.6% 6. Alaska -4.1% 36,555 1.8% 6. Alaska 38,122 1.8%

National 7. Frontier -2.7% 30,234 1.5% 7. Frontier 31,075 1.5% 8. Air Canada -1.1% 24,455 1.2% 8. Air Canada 24,727 1.2% 9. Virgin America -10.2% 20,784 1.0% 9. Virgin America 23,142 1.1% 10. Sun Country 0.7% 11,828 0.6% 10. Sun Country 11,747 0.6%

Total Commercial Passengers -2.7% 2,063,014 100.0% Total Commercial Passengers 2,119,748 100.0%

Percent Market Top Airlines* Change Passengers Market ShareTop Airlines* Passengers Share 1. United 8.9% 1,385,764 63.0% 1. United 1,272,220 60.1% 2. American + US Airways -11.2% 92,545 4.2% 2. American + US Airways 104,197 4.9% 3. Delta 1.2% 85,090 3.9% 3. Delta 84,067 4.0% 4. -3.3% 52,120 2.4% 4. Frontier 69,151 3.3% 5. Southwest -19.5% 44,124 2.0% 5. Southwest 54,845 2.6% 6. Virgin America 13.2% 42,717 1.9% 6. Lufthansa 53,875 2.5% 7. Air France -4.8% 42,688 1.9% 7. Air France 44,842 2.1% Dulles 8. -5.4% 36,560 1.7% 8. British Airways 38,628 1.8% 9. Emirates 38.3% 28,238 1.3% 9. Virgin America 37,726 1.8% 10. JetBlue -2.3% 27,398 1.2% 10. TACA + Avianca 29,863 1.4%

11. All Other Airlines 10.7% 360,888 16.4% 11. All Other Airlines 326,071 15.4%

Total Commercial Passengers 3.9% 2,198,132 100.0% Total Commercial Passengers 2,115,485 100.0%

Percent Market Top Airlines* Change Passengers Market ShareTop Airlines* Passengers Share 1. Southwest + Airtran 0.0% 1,654,530 68.9% 1. Southwest + Airtran 1,655,226 70.0% 2. Delta 2.4% 187,847 7.8% 2. American + US Airways 221,181 9.4% 3. American + US Airways -22.0% 172,452 7.2% 3. Delta 183,394 7.8% 4. Spirit 57.8% 150,040 6.2% 4. United + Continental 110,853 4.7% 5. United + Continental -11.2% 98,488 4.1% 5. Spirit 95,061 4.0% 6. JetBlue 68.1% 47,589 2.0% 6. JetBlue 28,303 1.2% 7. Alaska 97.9% 19,585 0.8% 7. Alaska 9,897 0.4% Baltimore 8. WOW 75.5% 14,604 0.6% 8. WOW 8,322 0.4%

9. All Other Airlines -5.5% 57,602 2.4% 9. All Other Airlines 60,957 2.6%

Total Commercial Passengers 1.6% 2,402,737 100.0% Total Commercial Passengers 2,364,872 100.0%

* Includes affiliated regional carriers

Commercial Passenger Market Share Summary Total Passengers Jul 2016 Jul 2015 Change National 31.0% 32.1% -1.2% Dulles 33.0% 32.1% 0.9% Baltimore 36.1% 35.8% 0.2%

Domestic Passengers Jul 2016 Jul 2015 Change National 35.9% 36.7% -0.8% Dulles 24.4% 23.9% 0.5% Baltimore 39.7% 39.4% 0.3%

International Passengers Jul 2016 Jul 2015 Change National 2.9% 4.5% -1.6% Dulles 81.7% 80.9% 0.7% Baltimore 15.5% 14.5% 0.9%

Totals may not sum due to rounding. SR8001 09/08/2016 Page 1 of 2

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Monthly Air Traffic Summary Report July 2016

Description Enplaned Deplaned Total Year Ago % Change Aircraft Operations Commercial: Air Carrier: Domestic 12,402 12,844 - 3.4 International 0 140 - 100.0 Transborder 2 0 100.0 Total - Air Carrier 12,404 12,984 - 4.5 Regional: Domestic 11,253 11,455 - 1.8 International 0 0 0.0 Transborder 566 589 - 3.9 Total - Regional 11,819 12,044 - 1.9 Commercial: Domestic 23,655 24,299 - 2.7 Transborder 568 729 - 22.1 Total - Commercial 24,223 25,028 - 3.2 Non-Commercial: General Aviation 202 256 - 21.1 Military 319 299 6.7 Total - Non-Commercial 521 555 - 6.1 Grand Total - Aircraft Operations 24,744 25,583 - 3.3

Passengers Commercial: Air Carrier Domestic: Scheduled 731,363 730,342 1,461,705 1,503,626 - 2.8 Chartered 0 0 0 0 0.0 Total - Domestic Air Carrier 731,363 730,342 1,461,705 1,503,626 - 2.8

Air Carrier International: Scheduled 0 0 0 13,496 - 100.0 Chartered 0 0 0 0 0.0 Total - International Air Carrier 0 0 0 13,496 - 100.0

Air Carrier Transborder: Scheduled 26 46 72 0 100.0 Chartered 0 0 0 0 0.0 Total - Transborder Air Carrier 26 46 72 0 100.0 Total - Air Carrier 731,389 730,388 1,461,777 1,517,122 - 3.6 Regional: Domestic 287,853 284,432 572,285 573,036 - 0.1 International 0 0 0 0 0.0 Transborder 14,249 14,703 28,952 29,590 - 2.2 Total - Regional 302,102 299,135 601,237 602,626 - 0.2 Commercial: Domestic 1,019,216 1,014,774 2,033,990 2,076,662 - 2.1 Transborder 14,275 14,749 29,024 43,086 - 32.6 Total - Commercial 1,033,491 1,029,523 2,063,014 2,119,748 - 2.7

Non-Commercial: General Aviation 393 370 763 1,032 - 26.1 Military 0 0 0 450 - 100.0 Total - Non-Commercial 393 370 763 1,482 - 48.5 Grand Total - Passengers 1,033,884 1,029,893 2,063,777 2,121,230 - 2.7 SR8001 09/08/2016 Page 2 of 2

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Monthly Air Traffic Summary Report July 2016

Description Enplaned Deplaned Total Year Ago % Change Cargo - Tonnes Mail: Domestic 0 0 0 18 - 99.5 International 0 0 0 0 0.0 Transborder 0 0 0 0 0.0 Total - Mail: 0 0 0 18 - 99.5 Freight + Express: Domestic 102 51 153 214 - 28.5 International 0 0 0 3 - 100.0 Transborder 0 0 0 0 406.8 Total - Freight + Express: 102 51 153 217 - 29.3 Mail Plus Freight + Express: Domestic 102 51 153 232 - 34.1 International 0 0 0 3 - 100.0 Transborder 0 0 0 0 0.0

Grand Total - Cargo 102 51 153 235 - 34.8

NOTE: Figures may not sum to total due to rounding. SR8001 09/08/2016 Page 1 of 2

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Washington Dulles International Airport Monthly Air Traffic Summary Report July 2016

Description Enplaned Deplaned Total Year Ago % Change Aircraft Operations Commercial: Air Carrier: Domestic 7,168 7,272 - 1.4 International 3,703 3,429 8.0 Transborder 0 0 0.0 Total - Air Carrier 10,871 10,701 1.6 Regional: Domestic 8,765 9,029 - 2.9 International 912 631 44.5 Transborder 0 227 - 100.0 Total - Regional 9,677 9,887 - 2.1 Commercial: Domestic 15,933 16,301 - 2.3 International 4,615 4,287 7.7 Total - Commercial 20,548 20,588 - 0.2 Non-Commercial: General Aviation 2,332 2,738 - 14.8 Military 25 42 - 40.5 Total - Non-Commercial 2,357 2,780 - 15.2 Grand Total - Aircraft Operations 22,905 23,368 - 2.0

Passengers Commercial: Air Carrier Domestic: Scheduled 467,176 457,753 924,929 895,924 3.2 Chartered 626 326 952 341 179.2 Total - Domestic Air Carrier 467,802 458,079 925,881 896,265 3.3

Air Carrier International: Scheduled 364,564 401,539 766,103 717,196 6.8 Chartered 439 502 941 1,174 - 19.8 Total - International Air Carrier 365,003 402,041 767,044 718,370 6.8

Air Carrier Transborder: Scheduled 0 0 0 0 0.0 Chartered 0 0 0 0 0.0 Total - Transborder Air Carrier 0 0 0 0 0.0 Total - Air Carrier 832,805 860,120 1,692,925 1,614,635 4.8 Regional: Domestic 229,390 224,580 453,970 451,955 0.4 International 25,458 25,779 51,237 38,680 32.5 Transborder 0 0 0 10,215 - 100.0 Total - Regional 254,848 250,359 505,207 500,850 0.9 Commercial: Domestic 697,192 682,659 1,379,851 1,348,220 2.3 International 390,461 427,820 818,281 767,265 6.6 Total - Commercial 1,087,653 1,110,479 2,198,132 2,115,485 3.9

Non-Commercial: General Aviation 4,747 5,395 10,142 10,865 - 6.7 Military 25 23 48 1 4,700.0 Total - Non-Commercial 4,772 5,418 10,190 10,866 - 6.2 Grand Total - Passengers 1,092,425 1,115,897 2,208,322 2,126,351 3.9 SR8001 09/08/2016 Page 2 of 2

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Washington Dulles International Airport Monthly Air Traffic Summary Report July 2016

Description Enplaned Deplaned Total Year Ago % Change Cargo - Tonnes Mail: Domestic 516 428 944 1,009 - 6.4 International 195 352 546 348 57.1 Total - Mail: 711 780 1,491 1,357 9.9 Freight + Express: Domestic 3,449 4,061 7,510 7,269 3.3 International 4,087 8,173 12,260 13,350 - 8.2 Total - Freight + Express: 7,536 12,234 19,770 20,619 - 4.1 Mail Plus Freight + Express: Domestic 3,965 4,489 8,454 8,278 2.1 International 4,282 8,525 12,807 13,697 - 6.5 Transborder 0 0 0 0 0.0

Grand Total - Cargo 8,247 13,014 21,261 21,975 - 3.3

NOTE: Figures may not sum to total due to rounding.