Airport passenger movements down 10% in June

Airport passenger movements dropped by 10.1% last month compared to June last year, MIA said this morning. During the first half of the year movements dropped by 10.9% when compared to the corresponding period last year. The total passenger movements...

Airport passenger movements dropped by 10.1% last month compared to June last year, MIA said this morning.

During the first half of the year movements dropped by 10.9% when compared to the corresponding period last year.

The total passenger movements on scheduled and non-scheduled flights in June was of 277,833 a decline of 31,313 when compared to June 2008. Aircraft movements and cargo and mail figures registered a decline of 3.7% and 2.6% respectively.

Passenger traffic for main markets, UK and Germany, decreased by 6.1%, and 14.5% respectively, whilst the Italian market saw an increase of 9.6% when compared to June 2008.

The busiest day in June 2009 was the 30th in terms of passengers with 13,345 movements whilst the highest number of aircraft movements totalled to 98 on the 28th.

Overview

January to June

Overview

Jan to Jun 2009

Jan to Jun 2008

+ / -

+ / - %

Passenger Movements

1,251,970

1,405,725

-153,755

-10.9%

Aircraft Movements

11,894

12,819

-925

-7.2%

Cargo and Mail (in tonnes)

8,119

9,244

-1,125

-12.2%

Seat Capacity

1,900,978

2,038,810

-137,832

-6.8%

Seat Load Factor

65.9%

68.9%

-4.4%

MTOW (in tonnes)

1,002,061

1,065,644

-63,583

-6.0%

June

June 2009

June 2008

+ / -

+ / - %

Passenger Movements

277,833

309,146

-31,313

-10.1%

Aircraft Movements

2,560

2,659

-99

-3.7%

Cargo and Mail (in tonnes)

1,485

1,525

-40

-2.6%

Seat Capacity

405,090

430,237

-25,147

-5.8%

Seat Load Factor

68.6%

71.9%

-4.6%

MTOW (in tonnes)

209,083

215,459

-6,376

-3.0%

Top Destinations (by country) – June 2009

Country

Passengers 2009

Passengers 2008

Rank 2008

+/- %

1

United Kingdom

104,365

111,154

1

-6.1%

2

Italy

42,435

38,722

3

9.6%

3

Germany

36,201

42,351

2

-14.5%

4

France

14,089

20,363

4

-30.8%

5

Netherlands

8,754

9,127

6

-4.1%

Top Destinations (by airport) – June 2009

Airport

Passengers 2009

Passengers 2008

Rank 2008

+/- %

1

London - Gatwick

30,004

35,410

1

-15.3%

2

Manchester

19,478

22,183

2

-12.2%

3

London - Heathrow

18,710

17,478

4

7.0%

4

Frankfurt

15,438

16,479

5

-6.3%

5

Rome - Fiumicino

14,181

18,533

3

-23.5%

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