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Passengers increase by 6.2% in April at MIA
By MaltaMedia News
May 8, 2008 - 5:42:52 PM
During the month of April, Malta International Airport has once again registered an increase of 6.2% in passenger movements on the scheduled and non-scheduled flights.
The total passenger movements in April 2008 increased by 14,621 for a total of 251,548 movements as opposed to the April 2007 figure of 236,927. The seat capacity decreased marginally by 1.4% but, on the other hand, the seat load factor increased by 5.1% to an average of 70.8%. Aircraft movements decreased from 2,337 in April last year to 2,236 last month. Incoming and outgoing cargo and mail handled at MIA was of 1,565 tonnes, an increase of 13.7% when compared to April 2007.
From the three main markets, Germany registered the highest increase in passenger movements with an additional 14.2%, the UK increased by 5.4% and movements from Italy marginally increased by 0.4%. Once again the Spanish market saw a hefty increase of 7,455 passenger movements when compared to April 2007.
As much as the Easter vacations partly attributed to the hefty increase in March 2008, likewise the comparatively slower growth in April 2008 was in part due to fact that this year, Easter occurred a month earlier than in 2007.
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