MIA sees passenger numbers growth in April

Passenger movements at Malta International Airport increased by 1.4 percent in April, which was Easter month, after having declined in the first three months of the year.

MIA said passenger movements on scheduled and non-scheduled flights in April 2009 were of 255,013 an increase of 3,442 passengers when compared to April 2008. Both the seat load factor and cargo and mail figures registered a decline of 0.4% and 23.9% respectively.

Passenger traffic for two main markets, UK, and Germany, experienced declines of 9.6% and 1.2% respectively whilst Italy increased by 10.6%. MIA registered increases of 15.1 % on the French market and 521.7% from Cyprus.

The first four months of 2009 resulted in an average decrease of 9.4 % when compared to the corresponding period last year.

The busiest day in April 2009 was the14th in terms of passengers with 11,931 movements and the highest number of aircraft totalling 90 in the same day.