5.8m pax expected to pass through MLA by end of year
Passenger movements grow by 20% in the first 6 months of 2017
Malta International Airport’s revised projections indicate that circa 5.8 million passengers are expected to pass through the terminal by the end of the year, establishing a new traffic record for the airport.
In the first half of the year, Malta International Airport had already registered 2,639,712 passenger movements, amounting to an increase of 20% over the same period in 2016.
This solid six-month performance encouraged the company to revise its original forecast announced in January, while taking into account the growth rate reached so far, traffic developments for the winter season, and trends observed in the aviation industry.
MLA CEO Alan Borg presented this forecast at a press conference, noting that while passenger numbers have recently been experiencing an increase across all months, Malta International Airport will be persisting in its efforts to ascertain that the upcoming winter season maintains the momentum gained thus far.
Considering that we celebrated our 5 millionth passenger milestone only last December, closing off this year with 5.8 million passenger movements would constitute the biggest all-time leap – of over 750,000 passengers – in annual traffic. This is the result of enhanced connectivity and increased capacity; two priorities that, together with our stakeholders, we continuously strive to improve; said Mr Borg.