Airport passenger traffic dropped 6.0% last month compared to April 2009 as a consequence of the air traffic distruption caused by the ash cloud.

Malta International Airport said that notwithstanding the decrease in April, the first four months of 2010 still registered an increase of 3.6% over 2009.

The total passenger movements on scheduled and non-scheduled flights in April 2010 was of 239,553 a decrease of 15,370 passengers when compared to the corresponding month in 2009. Aircraft movements decreased by 1.3% while cargo and mail figures registered an increase of 0.1%.

Passenger traffic for main markets Italy and Spain increased by 26.3%, and 33.6%, whilst UK, Germany and France decreased by 7.8%, 29.5% and 2.5% respectively.

The busiest day in April 2010 was the 6th with 13,724 passengers and 106 aircraft movements.

January to April

Overview

Jan to April 2010

Jan to April 2009

+ / -

+ / - %

Passenger Movements

742,288

716,628

25,660

3.6%

Aircraft Movements

7,083

6,860

223

3.3%

Cargo and Mail (in tonnes)

5,515

5,287

228

4.3%

Seat Capacity

1,134,268

1,099,656

34,612

3.1%

Seat Load Factor

65.4%

65.2%

0.2 PPD

MTOW (in tonnes)

602,512

589,365

13,147

2.2%

April 2010

April 2010

April 2009

+ / -

+ / - %

Passenger Movements

239,553

254,923

-15,370

-6.0%

Aircraft Movements

2,255

2,285

-30

-1.3%

Cargo and Mail (in tonnes)

1,192

1,191

1

0.1%

Seat Capacity

362,389

366,745

-4,356

-1.2%

Seat Load Factor

66.1%

69.5%

-3.4 PPD

MTOW (in tonnes)

189,089

189,992

-903

-0.5%

MIA said that disruption caused by the ash cloud in the week between April 14 - 21 was estimated to have cost it 35,000 in passenger movements. 335 fllights were cancelled.

Top Destinations (by country) - April 2010

Country

Passengers 2010

Passengers 2009

Rank 2009

+/- %

1

United Kingdom

70,591

76,552

1

-7.8%

2

Italy

53,332

42,217

2

26.3%

3

Germany

28,394

40,253

3

-29.5%

4

France

16,225

16,635

4

-2.5%

5

Spain And Canary Islands

11,859

8,879

6

33.6%

Top Destinations (by airport) - April 2010

Airport

Passengers 2010

Passengers 2009

Rank 2009

+/- %

1

Rome - Fiumicino

23,137

14,331

4

61.4%

2

London - Gatwick

21,679

24,186

1

-10.4%

3

Manchester

13,133

14,102

5

-6.9%

4

Frankfurt

13,003

16,627

2

-21.8%

5

London - Heathrow

12,931

15,106

3

-14.4%

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