Traffic through Malta Int'l Airport
continued on its upward trend, with passenger movements reaching 759,547 in
August. Translating into an increase of 9.5% over the same month last
year, this total was yet another traffic record for the airport. The August holiday rush kept the Malta
IAP team busy with an average of 24,502 daily passenger
movements.
This rise in passenger traffic was observed in
parallel with a 9.7% increase in aircraft movements, with the airfield
seeing over 5,000 take-offs and landings during the month. While seat capacity grew by 10.5%, seat
load factor dropped by 0.7%, when compared with the same
month last year, to stand at 87.4%.
The top drivers of traffic for August were the
United Kingdom (+12.1%), Italy (+16.2%), Germany (-11.0%), France (+2.5%) and Spain (+30.0%).
According to the 2018 Summer Season Travel Report,
Malta has been gaining ground with British leisure travellers, featuring among
the top 10 fastest-growing destinations for the summer season with a 13.7% growth rate.
Spain’s noteworthy performance can be partly
attributed to the fact that Spanish routes increased with the introduction of
flights to Bilbao, Malaga, and Seville.
The French route network was also
widened with the launch of three scheduled services to Paris-Beauvais, Nice,
and Lourdes, contributing to the market’s 2.5%.
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Total Traffic
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759,547 passenger movements
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Top Market
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United Kingdom (181,102 passenger movements)
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Most Popular Airport
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Rome, Fiumicino (42,967 passenger movements)
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Aircraft Movements
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5,072 take-offs and landings
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Seat Capacity
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869,762 seats
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Fastest-growing Market
(from top 5)
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Spain (30.0%)
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Cargo and Mail
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1,536 tonnes
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(Source: maltairport.com, 7-Sep-2018)