ADPI: Another Success for the Architecture and Engineering Subsidiary of Aeroports...

ADPI: Another Success for the Architecture and Engineering Subsidiary of Aeroports de Paris in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

PARIS--(Business Wire)--
Regulatory News:

Pierre Graff, Chairman and CEO of Aeroports de Paris Group
(Paris:ADP) (Pink Sheets:AEOPF) and his Royal Highness Prince Sultan
Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saoud Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Minister of
Defence and Aviation and Inspector General, and Chairman of the Board
of Directors of the General Authority of Civil Aviation sign today in
Jeddah a Design Services contract of around 140 mUSD for the
development of King Abdulaziz International Airport. This contract
follows the architecture competition organized by the GACA (General
Authority for Civil Aviation) and won by ADPI.

This represents another success for ADPI at this airport since it
won, in 2006, a contract to carry out studies and provide technical
support for the upgrading of the three existing terminals (the Hajj,
South and North Terminals), as well as studies to develop aeronautical
infrastructures.

This contract covers the design of new facilities, which are to be
completed in a fast track approach. They will enable the KAIA platform
to have a powerful hub with, ultimately, the capacity to handle 80
million passengers per annum by 2035. The project, estimated to cost
several billions Saudi Riyals, comprises:

-- a new terminal of almost 550,000 m2 capable of handling 30
million passengers per annum

-- 42 pier-served aircraft stands (including 2 dedicated to the
A380) and 10 remote stands

-- an intermodal transport centre (railway station, MRT to Jeddah
city, bus station)

-- a new control tower of about 130 metres in height

-- new access roads

-- new load centres and utilities networks

-- several support facilities

-- 360,000 m2 of car parks.

This represents a total surface area of approximately 900,000 m2.

ADPI is to undertake the entire design of these new facilities.

Beyond its technical and operational qualities, ADPI's project was
attractive to the Saudi authorities because of its architectural
concept.

Symbolic design: The architectural design, now taken over by a
team of ADPI's architects led by Dominique Chavanne, employs the
symbol of a crescent moon associated with Saudi culture. The materials
chosen - mega structure made of steel, copper coloured aluminium
roofing, glass, granite and marble- combine modernity with tradition.

Lofty ambitions for environmental performance

GACA's ambition is that the KAIA airport becomes an emblem for
sustainable growth and development in Saudi Arabia and the Middle
East.

In order to ensure LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design) certification, the innovations proposed by ADPI aim at
optimising the energy costs of the building, reducing water
consumption and using recycled materials. The environmental quality of
the project is present throughout the passenger's circuit within the
airport, its garden and green roof tops.

Photovoltaic panels integrated into the solar protection systems
and exclusive use of recycled water for garden irrigation, as well as
natural lighting for 75 % of the premises, are just some of the
measures recommended.

The cladding of the facades in aluminium is particularly suited to
the humid climate loaded with sea salt.

To date, no airport of this size has been awarded LEED
certification. The project to develop KAIA will be an international
benchmark in the air transport sector.

For Alain Le Pajolec, CEO of ADPI:

"This new success allows ADPI to consolidate its presence in the
Middle East and to make Jeddah the foundation stone for development in
a country that is currently experiencing a revival of its grand era of
construction in the 1980s. ADPI teams of architects and engineers are
demonstrating all their expertise to support Saudi authorities in
developing the airport to create a powerful hub. They are also
coordinating with other GACA consultants to develop the site as a
whole, both airside and landside, to ultimately give rise to a
veritable airport city."

ADPI, established in 2000, is a subsidiary of the Aeroports de
Paris Group. It provides design, architecture and engineering services
as well as project management support. Patrice Hardel is ADPI's
Chairman of the Board and Alain Le Pajolec is ADPI's CEO.

www.aeroportsdeparis.fr

Aeroports de Paris builds, develops and manages airports including
Paris-Orly, Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Le Bourget. Aeroports de
Paris is Europe's second-largest airport services group in terms of
airport revenues and the European leader for cargo and mail. Aeroports
de Paris accommodates nearly 460 airlines, including the main
companies in the air transport industry.

With an exceptional geographic location and a major trading area,
the Group is pursuing its strategy of modernizing its terminal
facilities and upgrading the quality of services, and also intends to
develop its retail and real estate business. In 2007, Aeroports de
Paris Group had revenues of EUR 2,292.4 million and handled 86.4
million passengers.

Aeroports de Paris
Press contact: Jerome Dutrieux
+33 1 43 35 70 70
or
Analysts / Investors Relations: Charlotte GUYOT
+33 1 43 35 70 58

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