Passenger movements at Malta airport dropped by 2.2% in January compared to the same month last year, while the average seat load factor reached 65.2% - an increase of 5.1 percentage points when compared to January 2011.
Passenger movements reached 165,969 whilst aircraft movements for the month decreased by 10% over the corresponding period last year.
The seat capacity for the month reached 254,714, a decrease of 9.8% over January 2011. The maximum take-off weight (MTOW) was 5.4% lower than the corresponding period, whilst cargo and mail was 6.5% lower than that recorded during the same month in 2011.
Traffic on the Italian and French markets contracted in January, by 16.2% and 13.4% respectively, whereas the German market grew by a 25.6%. The United Arab Emirates market grew by 19.6%, whereas the United Kingdom market had a more modest increase of 2.2%
Results
|
1 Jan – 31 Jan 2012 |
% Change* |
Passenger Movements |
165,969 |
-2.2% |
Aircraft Movements |
1,600 |
-10.0% |
Cargo and Mail (in tonnes) |
1,156 |
-6.5% |
Seat Capacity |
254,714 |
-9.8% |
Seat Load Factor |
65.2% |
5.1 PPD |
MTOW (in tonnes) |
135,808 |
-5.4% |
Top Destinations (by Country)
|
Country |
1 Jan – 31 Jan 2012 |
% Change* |
1 |
UNITED KINGDOM |
56,950 |
2.2% |
2 |
ITALY |
32,708 |
-16.2% |
3 |
GERMANY |
26,303 |
25.6% |
4 |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
5,896 |
19.6% |
5 |
FRANCE |
5,593 |
-13.4% |
Top Destinations (by Airport)
|
Airport |
1 Jan – 31 Jan 2012 |
% Change* |
1 |
LONDON - GATWICK |
15,346 |
14.5% |
2 |
LONDON – HEATHROW |
14,046 |
-6.1% |
3 |
FRANKFURT |
12,777 |
9.5% |
4 |
ROME – FIUMICINO |
11,551 |
-20.3% |
5 |
MANCHESTER |
8,091 |
-2.4% |
* compared to same period last year
Note: With the exception of cargo and mail and MTOW, all figures relate to scheduled & non-scheduled movements, excluding General Aviation.