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MIA registers 6.1 per cent less passengers

A press announcement issued by Malta International Airport revealed that passenger movements during the month of October decreased by 6.1 per cent when compared to the same month in 2007, with a total of 279,946 movements handled, meaning that the shortfall was of 18,319 passenger movements on the scheduled and non–scheduled flights.
Aircraft movements also decreased by 8.8 per cent for a total of 2,342. The seat capacity in October showed a minus 24,622 ( -6.1 per cent) whilst the seat load factor also decreased, albeit marginally by 0.1 per cent. Cargo and mail handled at MIA during the month of October was 1,503 tonnes, that is a decrease of 8.4 per cent over last year.
The loss in passengers from the UK market was once again felt during the month of October with a decrease of 21,716 passenger movements (-17.8 per cent). MIA also experienced a downturn of the Italian and French markets, which resulted in a minus 10.3 per cent and 1.8 per cent respectively, whilst the German market maintained its ground and the Spanish market continued to grow with more than double the passengers passing through MIA when compared to October 2007.
In spite of the negative trend last month, the figures for the 2008-to-date period still show an increase of 162,865 passenger movements (+6.2 per cent) from January to October this year, registering no change in aircraft movements which were equivalent to 23,861 on scheduled and non-scheduled traffic. The seat capacity has increased by 3.2 per cent, whereas the seat load factor also improved to an average of 72.9 per cent. Cargo and Mail activity increased by 2.1 per cent during the period January-October 2008 with a total of 15,067 tonnes handled.
Passenger movements from the UK during these ten months have decreased by 31,518 (3.2 per cent) whilst those from Italy and Germany increased by 19,469 (4.8 per cent) and 57,530 (15.7 per cent) respectively. The other main markets – France and Spain have also grown considerably, registering increases of 10.4 per cent and 177 per cent respectively.

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19 November 2008
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