Malta International Airport saw a 6.3% increase in passenger traffic in February, the third monthly increase after the decreases which characterised most of last year.
The company said that total passenger movements on scheduled and non-scheduled flights in February 2010 reached 48,497 an increase of 8,752 passengers when compared to the corresponding month in 2009. Aircraft movements registered an increase of 3.0% whilst cargo and mail figures decreased by 7.2%.
Passenger traffic for main markets UK, Italy and Spain increased by 3.2%, 16.1%, and 75.6% respectively, whilst Germany registered a decrease of 10.1%.
The busiest days in February 2010 were the 13th with 7,262 passengers, and the 20th with 62 aircraft movements.
January to February
|
Overview |
Jan to Feb 2010 |
Jan to Feb 2009 |
+ / - |
+ / - % |
|
Passenger Movements |
296,194 |
277,721 |
18,473 |
6.7% |
|
Aircraft Movements |
3,022 |
2,902 |
120 |
4.1% |
|
Cargo and Mail (in tonnes) |
2,651 |
2,734 |
-83 |
-3.0% |
|
Seat Capacity |
484,510 |
465,021 |
19,489 |
4.2% |
|
Seat Load Factor |
61.1% |
59.7% |
|
1.4 PPD |
|
MTOW (in tonnes) |
260,207 |
256,543 |
3,664 |
1.4% |
February 2010
|
|
February 2010 |
February 2009 |
+ / - |
+ / - % |
|
Passenger Movements |
148,497 |
139,745 |
8,752 |
6.3% |
|
Aircraft Movements |
1,426 |
1,385 |
41 |
3.0% |
|
Cargo and Mail (in tonnes) |
1,320 |
1,422 |
-102 |
-7.2% |
|
Seat Capacity |
229,353 |
221,730 |
7,623 |
3.4% |
|
Seat Load Factor |
64.7% |
63.0% |
|
1.7 PPD |
|
MTOW (in tonnes) |
122,446 |
121,623 |
823 |
0.7% |