Malta International Airport plc - April Traffic Results

On 7 May, Malta International Airport plc published its traffic results for the month of April 2018 revealing an 11.4% increase in passenger movements to 591,283 passenger movements which also represents a 50% increase from the corresponding figures for April 2015 (3 years ago).

During the month under review, MIA also recorded an 18.8% increase in aircraft movements and an 18.5% rise in seat capacity. The seat load factor stood at 80.1%.

MIA’s top five markets, namely UK, Italy, Germany, France and Spain, all registered growth during the month under review with Spain leading the pack with a 39.7% increase. The strong increase reflects the launch of three new Spanish routes to Bilbao, Malaga and Seville as well as the introduction of a better flight frequency on the Barcelona route.