Total passenger movements on
scheduled and non-scheduled flights in March 2008 were of 226,540, an increase
of 40,743 when compared to March 2007 whilst aircraft movements increased from
1778 to 1983. Cargo and mail volume was of 1,509 tonnes, a decrease of
67 tonnes when compared to March 2007, but this business sector still remained
strong since an average increase of more than 13% was registered in the first
quarter of the year, MIA said.
Passenger traffic from the UK increased by2.3% while there was an increases of 42.8% and 34% on the German and Italian markets respectively. The Spanish market continued to grow at a steady pace, from a mere 278 passenger movements in March 2007 to 9,657 in March this year.
The significant increases registered last month are partly attributable to additional traffic created by the Elections and Easter vacations, since this year the latter occurred a month earlier than the last.
Traffic - January to March 2008 (Q1)
MIA registered an increase of 94,598 passenger movements (+21.3%) during the first quarter of 2008 and an increase of 604 aircraft movements (+13.1%) on its scheduled and non-scheduled traffic. The seat capacity increased by 16.2% whereas the average seat load factor also saw an improvement of nearly 3%. Cargo and Mail activity registered an incremented total of 4,533 tonnes showing a significant 13.5% increase.
Passenger movements from the main
three markets - the UK, Italy and Germany - increased by 3.4%, 27.5%
and 43.9% respectively during the first three months of 2008. The busiest day was Tuesday 25th
March with 10,427 passengers and 80 aircraft handled at MIA.
Overview
|
|
Mar 2008 |
Mar 2007 |
+/- |
+/- % |
|
Passenger Movements |
226,540 |
185,797 |
+40,743 |
+21.9% |
|
Aircraft Movements |
1,983 |
1,778 |
+205 |
+11.5% |
|
Cargo & Mail (tonnes) |
1,509 |
1,576 |
-67 |
-4.3% |
|
Seat Capacity |
304,433 |
271,140 |
+33,293 |
+12.3% |
|
Seat Load Factor |
74.4% |
68.5% |
|
+5.9% |
|
MTOW (tonnes) |
174,568 |
141,540 |
+33,028 |
+23.3% |
Top Destinations (by country)
|
|
Country |
Passengers 2008 |
Passengers 2007 |
Rank 2007 |
+/- % |
|
1 |
United Kingdom |
74,476 |
72,773 |
1 |
+2.3% |
|
2 |
Germany |
44,570 |
31,222 |
2 |
+42.8% |
|
3 |
Italy |
41,473 |
30,950 |
3 |
+34.0% |
|
4 |
Spain |
9,657 |
278 |
27 |
- |
|
5 |
Belgium |
6,146 |
5,321 |
5 |
+15.5% |
Top Destinations (by airport)
|
|
Airport |
Passengers 2008 |
Passengers 2007 |
Rank 2007 |
+/- % |
|
1 |
London Gatwick |
20,725 |
21,980 |
1 |
-5.7% |
|
2 |
Frankfurt |
16,362 |
15,343 |
2 |
+6.6% |
|
3 |
London Heathrow |
15,923 |
12,762 |
4 |
+24.8% |
|
4 |
Rome Fiumicino |
13,882 |
10,386 |
6 |
+33.7% |
|
5 |
Manchester |
13,456 |
14,589 |
3 |
-7.8% |