Malta International Airport saw a record 756,356 passenger movements in July, going a long way to confirming projections that almost 6.8 million passengers will use the airport by the end of this year.
The July arrivals were 12.1 per cent up over the same month last year. They also surpassed the previous monthly record held by August 2017 by more than 62,000 passenger movements.
July also saw an 11.3 per cent increase in aircraft movements and a rise of 11.5 per cent in seat capacity. It also saw the highest seat load factor (SLF) for the year so far at 87.1 per cent.
Malta International Airport’s top five markets have remained unchanged since April, with the United Kingdom occupying the top spot followed by Italy, Germany, France and Spain.
While four of the top markets registered growth that ranged between 14.4 per cent and 34.3 per cent, Germany’s passenger movements decreased by 4.3 per cent.
This decrease was caused by a reduced schedule by TUI cruises, affecting the cruise and fly passenger traffic throughput.