Malta International Airport last month registered a 1.4 percent increase in passenger movements.
The first four months of 2009 resulted in an average drop of 9.4 percent when compared to the corresponding period last year.
The total passenger movements amounted to 255,013 an increase of 3,442 passengers when compared to April last year. Both the seat load factor and cargo and mail figures registered a decline of 0.4 percent and 23.9 percent, respectively.
Passenger traffic for two main markets - UK, and Germany, experienced declines of 9.6 percent and 1.2 percent, respectively while Italy increased by 10.6 percent. MIA registered increases of 15.1 percent on the French market and 521.7 percent from Cyprus.
The busiest day last month in terms of passengers was the 14th with 11,931 movements and 90 aircraft.
January to April
|
Overview |
Jan to April 2009 |
Jan to April 2008 |
+ / - |
+ / - % |
|
Passenger Movements |
716,718 |
790,756 |
-74,038 |
-9.4% |
|
Aircraft Movements |
6,860 |
7,463 |
-603 |
-8.1% |
|
Cargo and Mail (in tonnes) |
5,287 |
6,092 |
-805 |
-13.2% |
|
Seat Capacity |
1,096,094 |
1,176,721 |
-80,627 |
-6.9% |
|
Seat Load Factor |
65.4% |
67.2% |
|
-1.8% |
|
MTOW (in tonnes) |
589,409 |
627,410 |
-38,001 |
-6.1% |
April
|
|
April 2009 |
April 2008 |
+ / - |
+ / - % |
|
Passenger Movements |
255,013 |
251,571 |
3,442 |
1.4% |
|
Aircraft Movements |
2,285 |
2,236 |
49 |
2.2% |
|
Cargo and Mail (in tonnes) |
1,191 |
1,565 |
-374 |
-23.9% |
|
Seat Capacity |
366,233 |
359,562 |
6,671 |
1.9% |
|
Seat Load Factor |
69.6% |
70.0% |
|
-0.4% |
|
MTOW (in tonnes) |
189,894 |
182,378 |
7,516 |
4.1% |
Top Destinations (by country) – April 2009
|
|
Country |
Passengers 2009 |
Passengers 2008 |
Rank 2008 |
+/- % |
|
1 |
United Kingdom |
76,552 |
84,694 |
1 |
-9.6% |
|
2 |
Italy |
42,340 |
38,281 |
3 |
10.6% |
|
3 |
Germany |
40,221 |
40,712 |
2 |
-1.2% |
|
4 |
France |
16,635 |
14,455 |
4 |
15.1% |
|
5 |
Cyprus |
11,607 |
1,867 |
18 |
521.7% |
Top Destinations (by airport) – April 2009
|
|
Airport |
Passengers 2009 |
Passengers 2008 |
Rank 2008 |
+/- % |
|
1 |
London - Gatwick |
24,186 |
27,695 |
1 |
-12.7% |
|
2 |
Frankfurt |
16,627 |
16,225 |
3 |
2.5% |
|
3 |
London Heathrow |
15,106 |
17,142 |
2 |
-11.9% |
|
4 |
Rome -Fiumicino |
14,331 |
15,585 |
4 |
-8.0% |
|
5 |
Manchester |
14,102 |
15,350 |
5 |
-8.1% |