MIA reports record October
2012 expected to be a record year
Malta International Airport said today that it achieved an October record of 348,711 passenger movements last month. It also had the best summer ever.
The increase last month was 0.6% above October last year. Seat capacity in the same month was of 435,542 or 1.2% more than that of October 2011.
The result was welcomed by Tourism Minister Mario de Marco, who noted that Malta has seen monthly tourism records since April.
MIA said that in October, aircraft movements decreased by 0.6% over the corresponding period last year, whilst the average seat load factor decreased marginally by 0.4 PPD, and stood at 80.1%. The maximum take-off weight (MTOW) increased by 0.6% with a total of 219,445 tonnes, whilst cargo and mail was 26.5% less than that recorded during the same month in 2011.
The German market had a significant decrease of 26.7%, whereas the Spanish market registered a decrease of 7.3%. On the other hand, the Italian, UK and French markets registered increases of 5.9%, 5.6% and 2.5% respectively.
January – October 2012
The results for the first 10 months of the year, in terms of passenger movements, show an increase of 3.7% when compared to the same period last year, totalling 3,245,545 passenger movements.
Once again, this positive result was mainly brought about by the increase in the average seat load factor which stands at 2.4 PPD, and this is more noteworthy when one considers that the number of aircraft movements has more or less remained the same with an increase of 0.2% over the same period last year.
Year record expected
With the closing of the Summer Schedule (Apr-Oct), the company said it is now in a position to update its forecast for passenger traffic for 2012 from an increase of 1.5% announced in July 2012 to approximately 3%, which means reaching the record of more than 3.6 million passengers.
CEO Markus Klaushofer referred to the crucial importance of the shoulder months as the area for potential growth; and consequently, Malta Airport’s marketing initiatives as a direct investment in this regard. “For the second year running, this winter schedule we are waiving all landing fees on all scheduled passenger traffic to continue incentivising airlines to keep their operation to and from Malta all year round,” he added.
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Joe Grech
Nov 8th 2012, 21:26
The Maltese ought to remember that they are subsidising the visits of the tourists who come to Malta. That's why they come....hotel prices locally are a big joke!
J Busuttil
Nov 8th 2012, 16:39
I will soon start stamping my feet as I want to know more about the Brazilian company. :)
These are the results that give us courage to move forward. Prosit.
Labour never learn I cannot understand way they are always doom and gloom.
Emanuel. Vella.
Nov 8th 2012, 17:05
@ J.Busuttil,to-day,16:39, jekk jghogbok,please li qed jghamel il-PN tghidx li qed jaghmlu il-PL,grow up man,thank you.
Joseph Aquilina
Nov 8th 2012, 17:30
@Emanuel. Vella.
Gonzi tells us we already did much and how we can ACHIEVE MORE. Joseph Muscat and YES his army of gloom and doom tells us that we are doing everything wrong (and facts shows us otherwise) and even worse DO NOT TELL US HOW WE CAN DO BETTER - because like a 5 year old child he DOES NOT WANT TO SHARE!! As if here we are talking about homework and not the good of all Maltese!!
mark borg
Nov 8th 2012, 15:55
ma nistax nifhem ghax turist juza l-airport jew jigi malta ,x ghandu x jaqsam min ikun fil gvern ? anke kull pajjiz go l-affrica ezempju is somalia u l-ethiopia jmorru miljun ta nies fis sena hemmek ! ara veru tal gonzipn qedin sew ,din bhal meta tiftah cafetterija u jmur il ministru bhal ma rajna fuq l-ahbarijiet xhar ilu !
Joseph Aquilina
Nov 8th 2012, 17:24
The news is positive because it shows how lejber have been saying lies all the time; more tourists means more people staying AND SPENDING MONEY IN MALTA. Unlike what lejber has been telling us, HOTELS are not empty, SHOPS are selling and PEOPLE are not dying on the roads out of hunger!! In other words, the GOVERNMENT DID A GREAT JOB IN SAFEGUARDING MALTA ECONOMY!!
Mr Joe Micallef
Nov 8th 2012, 15:27
Dan indhil barrani!
Mary Ann Borg
Nov 8th 2012, 15:20
@Lawrence Fenech: Do you know that MIA is not Air Malta? Re the 500 jobs, you dont need to worry. Super Joseph will soon solve that too. Dont you believe that?
Lawrence Fenech
Nov 8th 2012, 13:19
A record year for the salary of Mr. Davies and his CEO's and for the number of employees 500 who lost their jobs.
Derek Grillo
Nov 8th 2012, 15:14
500 less people on the job, and increased performance nonetheless. Apparently this Davies guy (whom you seem to begrudge) knew what he was doing after all ; )
Joseph Scicluna
Nov 8th 2012, 16:27
MIA and Air (Zejtun) Malta are two different companies.
Pippo de Marco
Nov 8th 2012, 13:15
It's good to see MIA performing well; although it is a shame that this national asset remains largely undervalued here, yet very much appreciated by those from abroad.
Q? - Does MIA's performance affect the amount that the government receives from it (purportedly through lease revenues) which it now intends using to fund 7%? interest payments to those who 'invested' in the City Gate Project ?
Mr Alexander Azzopardi
Nov 8th 2012, 12:41
These such high %records on the previos years show exactly that the gov wasnt working enough before.
Records are good but not when we re so close to an election.
Joseph Scicluna
Nov 8th 2012, 15:56
"These such high %records on the previos years show exactly that the gov wasnt working enough before."
Tghidx CUCATI.
Joseph Aquilina
Nov 8th 2012, 17:19
@Mr Alexander Azzopardi
Xi dwejaq!! Why don't you face reality and accept THE FACT that with a recession a NATIONALIST GOVERNMENT still kept MALTA in a STRONG position with a STRONG ECONOMY, while all your beloved paramount leader was doing was TALK TALK and more TALK with no substance and no idea, in other words NO ALTERNATIVE!! Face the truth and turn the channel from One News once in while!!
Joseph Aquilina
Nov 8th 2012, 12:03
Another one for Joseph Muscat and his army of gloom and doom pessimists!! Economically, thanks to this government and definitely not thanks to all the talking and promises of Joseph Muscat, our Island is doing great!! These are not just words from the government, BUT FACTS confirmed by FIGURES and the EU itself!! Those who still believe TALKATIVE Joseph have a lot of thinking to do!!
Emanuel. Vella.
Nov 8th 2012, 16:49
dr.joseph muscat mhux 'army' ghandu mieghu @ joseph aquilina,to-day,12:03,imma ex nies ta rieda tajba li kienu mal-partit nazzjonalista u lesti li jahdmu ghal malta u ghawdex,fost dawn in-nies hemm marlene mizzi,deborah schembri,marlene farrugia,conrad mizzi,david farrugia sacco,sigmond mifsud,john bundy,mario tabone vasallo,robert musumeci issa jekk dawn in-nies trid issejjilhom 'army' inti taf.
Joseph Aquilina
Nov 8th 2012, 17:16
@Emanuel Vella
"ex nies ta rieda tajba li kienu mal-partit nazzjonalista" - Do not make me laugh. All ex-PN that went to PL all changed camps because they expected "special preferential treatment" and they got nothing!! Some of them even went to the PL camp just days before we got to know that the police was investigating them ... pitty lejber does not realize how many people make use of it!!
Robert Caruana
Nov 8th 2012, 11:59
Do we need a CHANGE in TOURISM?
ian ciappara
Nov 8th 2012, 11:56
more news that we are on track and moving in the right direction.....
Mario Micallef
Nov 8th 2012, 11:50
well done..after all it is not all doom and gloom as some try to depict!
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