Passenger movements at Malta Airport grew by 9.8% during May, reaching 377,948, a record for the month.
The company said the increase was predominantly driven by the increase of 9.7% in seat capacity. Aircraft movements registered an increase of 8.3%.
The average seat load factor remained flat, with an increase of 0.1 percentage points over the same month last year.
The increase in aircraft movements resulted also in an increase in the Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) of 9%, whilst cargo and mail registered a decrease of 13.7%.
Four of the five major markets registered growth during May 2013 when compared to the same month last year. The biggest increase – 23% – was registered in the French market, followed by an increase of 14% in the Italian market, 3.5% in the Spanish market, and 1.9% from the UK.
The German market registered a decrease of 8.2%
Passenger traffic for the period between January and May 2013 registered an increase of 9% over last year. Aircraft movements registered an increase of 5.3% when compared to the same period in 2012. Seat capacity was 7.2% more whilst the average seat load factor increased by 1.2 percentage points. In the same period, the MTOW increased by 6.3% whereas Cargo and Mail decreased by 3.2% over the same period in 2012.