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% |