Air Malta sees growth in August

Air Malta saw passenger traffic growth of 1.3 percent in August, compared to the same month in the previous year, although the same could not be said for most airlines, according to data by the Association of European Airlines. The AEA said August...

Air Malta saw passenger traffic growth of 1.3 percent in August, compared to the same month in the previous year, although the same could not be said for most airlines, according to data by the Association of European Airlines.

The AEA said August produced another negative figure - was a minus 1.8% in passenger-km and -3.5% in passenger boardings.Numbers have been decreasing since November 2008. T

European cross-border traffic (RPK) was 4.0% down, the North Atlantic -2.8% and the Far East -2.4%. The only growth was on operations to Africa and the Middle East.

The preliminary outlook for September, based on weekly returns, is for a figure worse than in August, at about -3%.

Air Malta passenger numbers between January and August are down 4.4%.

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