Air Malta sees growth in October traffic

Air Malta saw passenger growth of 5.1% in October compared to the same month last year, figures issued by the Association of European Airlines show. The airline welcomed 163,600 passengers, recording a load factor of almost 71%. In the 10 months to...

Air Malta saw passenger growth of 5.1% in October compared to the same month last year, figures issued by the Association of European Airlines show.

The airline welcomed 163,600 passengers, recording a load factor of almost 71%.

In the 10 months to October, the airline carried 1.3 million passengers, a load factor of 67.2 percent. The number of passengers was down 2.9 per cent on the same 10 months last year, with capacity having been increased by 5.8 per cent.

The AEA said that the year-end total of passenger traffic in Europe was expected to be down by more than 4% on the already depressed 2008 figure.

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