MLA on track to reaching its forecast 6.8 million pax

Malta International Airport continued to register exceptional results in October, with year-to-date traffic through the terminal reaching 5,939,436 passenger movements. This figure indicates that the airport is on track to reaching its forecast 6.8 million passenger movements by the end of 2018.

Last summer, which was the busiest one yet for the team at Malta Airport, was an important contributor to this year-to-date total. A 12.2% growth in passenger traffic for the summer months – from April to October – was observed alongside a 13.4% increase in aircraft movements and an increase of 13.7% in seat capacity. These improvements mainly resulted from a significantly enhanced summer schedule with more than 100 destinations on offer.

“Year-to-date traffic results are quite remarkable considering that last year the six million mark was only reached on the last day of 2017. While summer has now ended, over 12 routes have been extended into the winter period and more frequencies have been added on a number of routes. The months ahead promise to keep us busy, auguring well for our pledge to constantly work towards year-round tourism,” said Malta International Airport CEO, Alan Borg.