Airport traffic down 4.2% in September
Airport passenger movements were down 4.2% last month compared to September 2008, MIA said this afternoon.
That results in an average decrease of 8.2% for the first nine months of 2009 when compared to the corresponding period last year.
The total passenger movements on scheduled and non-scheduled flights in September 2009 was of 323,851 a decline of 14,214 passengers when compared to September 2008. Aircraft movements increased by 1.1% and cargo and mail increased by 6.9%.
Passenger traffic for main markets, UK and Germany, decreased by 0.7%, and 9.5% respectively, whilst the Italian market registered an increase of 8.1% when compared to September 2008.
The busiest day in September 2009 was the 1st with 14,641 passenger movements and 111 aircraft movements.
Overview - January to September
|
Overview |
Jan to Sep 2009 |
Jan to Sep 2008 |
+ / - |
+ / - % |
|
Passenger Movements |
2,300,327 |
2,505,102 |
-204,775 |
-8.2% |
|
Aircraft Movements |
20,613 |
21,519 |
-906 |
-4.2% |
|
Cargo and Mail (in tonnes) |
12,357 |
13,563 |
-1,206 |
-8.9% |
|
Seat Capacity |
3,300,826 |
3,434,224 |
-133,398 |
-3.9% |
|
Seat Load Factor |
69.7% |
72.9% |
-3.2 PPD |
|
|
MTOW (in tonnes) |
1,707,204 |
1,761,588 |
-54,384 |
-3.1% |
September
|
September 2009 |
September 2008 |
+ / - |
+ / - % |
|
|
Passenger Movements |
323,851 |
338,065 |
-14,214 |
-4.2% |
|
Aircraft Movements |
2,770 |
2,739 |
31 |
1.1% |
|
Cargo and Mail (in tonnes) |
1,519 |
1,421 |
98 |
6.9% |
|
Seat Capacity |
446,849 |
439,427 |
7,422 |
1.7% |
|
Seat Load Factor |
72.5% |
76.9% |
-4.4 PPD |
|
|
MTOW (in tonnes) |
227,399 |
219,975 |
7,424 |
3.4% |
Top destinations (by country) – September 2009
|
Country |
Passengers 2009 |
Passengers 2008 |
Rank 2008 |
+/- % |
|
|
1 |
United Kingdom |
116,869 |
117,732 |
1 |
-0.7% |
|
2 |
Italy |
50,487 |
46,716 |
3 |
8.1% |
|
3 |
Germany |
43,230 |
47,761 |
2 |
-9.5% |
|
4 |
Spain and Canary Islands |
15,396 |
15,822 |
5 |
-2.7% |
|
5 |
France |
15,149 |
17,623 |
4 |
-14.0% |
Top destinations (by airport) – September 2009
|
Airport |
Passengers 2009 |
Passengers 2008 |
Rank 2008 |
+/- % |
|
|
1 |
London - Gatwick |
37,055 |
39,640 |
1 |
-6.5% |
|
2 |
Manchester |
21,011 |
22,329 |
2 |
-5.9% |
|
3 |
London - Heathrow |
19,357 |
17,037 |
5 |
13.6% |
|
4 |
Frankfurt |
17,989 |
17,467 |
4 |
3.0% |
|
5 |
Rome - Fiumicino |
14,778 |
19,230 |
3 |
-23.2% |
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Chris.Harris Wales
Oct 6th 2009, 20:16
Lower airport charges would help don't U think? if one checks airport charges in other european countries such as Germany and the Netherlands you'll find tha they are very competitive, they certainly have no problems there, so why Malta >>>THINK MAN THINK>>>before you guys kiss your jobs goodbye and end up digging trenches.
Stefan Engelbert
Oct 6th 2009, 19:57
If you compare the airport fees with the fees of similar airports in germany you will not be suprised.