Malta International Airport plc – Traffic Results – October 2016

Malta International Airport plc reported movements exceeding 3,600,000 which translate into a 6.3% growth, when compared to summer 2015. This represents a 5.8% increase over the same month in 2015.

This increase was registered on the back of an upturn of 4.3% in seat capacity and an improved seat load factor (SLF), which climbed up to 85% from 83.3% in summer 2015. Moreover, a rise of 1.4% was also recorded in aircraft movements.

The top five markets for the summer months were the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, France and Poland. A spike in passenger numbers of 46% put Poland’s growth well above that registered by the other four markets. While the UK and Germany both recorded an increase of 3%, the French market grew by 5% and Italy registered a more significant 11%.

Looking back at October shows that this month grew by 10.4% over 2015 to host over half a million passengers for the first time ever.

October’s list of top drivers of traffic largely reflected the one for the summer months, with the United Kingdom (4%) holding to its top spot, followed by Italy (23%), Germany (18%), France (5%), and Switzerland (25%). The varying rates of growth for these markets in October stemmed from the launch of a number of new routes, enhanced operations to destinations such as Zurich, and a better seat load factor (SLF) on flights to Amsterdam and Turkey. Moreover, an improvement of 2.5 percentage points brought October’s seat load factor up to 86%.

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