The decline in airport passenger numbers continued in August, Malta's pak month for tourism, albeit at a slower pace.

Figures issued by MIA today show a decline of 3.4%. The average decline in passenger numbers between January and August was 8.8% for the first eight months of 2009 when compared to the corresponding period last year.

The total passenger movements on scheduled and non-scheduled flights in August 2009 was of 377,283 a decline of 13,265 when compared to August 2008. Aircraft movements increased by 1.2% whilst cargo and mail figures registered a decline of 11.3% .

Passenger traffic for main markets, UK and Germany, decreased by 5.8%, and 9.9% respectively, whilst the Italian market registered an increase of 4.8% when compared to August 2008.

The busiest day in August 2009 was the 18th in terms of passengers with 15,454 movements whilst the highest number of aircraft movements totalled 110 on the 2nd.

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