More cross between Malta and Gozo

More vehicles and commuters used transport between Malta and Gozo in the first quarter this year, when compared to the corresponding period in 2010. The National Statistics Office said commuters between Malta and Gozo increased by 8.4 per cent,...

More vehicles and commuters used transport between Malta and Gozo in the first quarter this year, when compared to the corresponding period in 2010.

The National Statistics Office said commuters between Malta and Gozo increased by 8.4 per cent, totalling 797,089 when compared to the corresponding period in 2010.

Concurrently, the number of vehicles carried by scheduled vessels went up by 4.2 per cent, totalling 233,935.

The highest number of commuters was recorded in March (332,287) or 41.7 per cent of the total for the quarter).

The number of trips in the period under review stood at 4,624, a marginal increase of 0.8 per cent over the corresponding period in the previous year. The majority of trips took place in March - 1,686 - or 36.5 per cent of total trips for this quarter.

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