Malta International Airport registered a 0.1 percent increase in passenger movements in October but the first 10 months of the year resulted in an average decrease of 7.3 percent when compared to the corresponding period last year.
The total passenger movements on scheduled and non-scheduled flights in October was of 280,364 an increase of 173 passengers when compared to October last year. The aircraft movements and cargo and mail figures registered an increase of 5.2 percent and 12.3 percent, respectively.
Passenger traffic for Malta’s main markets – the UK, Italy and Spain increased by 0.2 percent, 19.6 percent and 31.6 percent, respectively. Decreases were registered from Germany (-7.1 percent) and France (-1.6 percent).
The busiest day in October was the 13th in terms of passengers with 11,680 movements and the 11th in terms of aircraft (96).
January to October
|
Overview |
Jan to October 2009 |
Jan to October 2008 |
+ / - |
+ / - % |
|
Passenger Movements |
2,580,574 |
2,785,293 |
-204,719 |
-7.3% |
|
Aircraft Movements |
23,075 |
23,860 |
-785 |
-3.3% |
|
Cargo and Mail (in tonnes) |
14,046 |
15,067 |
-1,021 |
-6.8% |
|
Seat Capacity |
3,693,108 |
3,811,693 |
-118,585 |
-3.1% |
|
Seat Load Factor |
69.9% |
73.1% |
|
-3.2 PPD |
|
MTOW (in tonnes) |
1,909,542 |
1,954,150 |
-44,608 |
-2.3% |
October
|
|
October 2009 |
October 2008 |
+ / - |
+ / - % |
|
Passenger Movements |
280,364 |
280,191 |
173 |
0.1% |
|
Aircraft Movements |
2,462 |
2,341 |
121 |
5.2% |
|
Cargo and Mail (in tonnes) |
1,689 |
1,504 |
185 |
12.3% |
|
Seat Capacity |
392,399 |
377,469 |
14,930 |
4.0% |
|
Seat Load Factor |
71.4% |
74.2% |
|
-2.8 PPD |
|
MTOW (in tonnes) |
201,649 |
192,562 |
9,087 |
4.7% |
Top Destinations (by country) – October 2009
|
|
Country |
Passengers 2009 |
Passengers 2008 |
Rank 2008 |
+/- % |
|
1 |
United Kingdom |
100,587 |
100,433 |
1 |
0.2% |
|
2 |
Germany |
45,654 |
49,148 |
2 |
-7.1% |
|
3 |
Italy |
42,003 |
35,118 |
3 |
19.6% |
|
4 |
France |
11,330 |
11,511 |
4 |
-1.6% |
|
5 |
Spain and Canary Islands |
10,682 |
8,117 |
5 |
31.6% |
Top Destinations (by airport) – October 2009
|
|
Airport |
Passengers 2009 |
Passengers 2008 |
Rank 2008 |
+/- % |
|
1 |
London - Gatwick |
28,703 |
32,384 |
1 |
-11.4% |
|
2 |
Manchester |
19,870 |
17,109 |
4 |
16.1% |
|
3 |
London - Heathrow |
19,286 |
17,589 |
3 |
9.6% |
|
4 |
Frankfurt |
19,017 |
18,536 |
2 |
2.6% |
|
5 |
Rome - Fiumicino |
12,641 |
15,363 |
5 |
-17.7% |