Malta International Airport plc - February traffic results

The traffic results published on the website of Malta International Airport plc show a rise of 18.4% in passenger departures during February 2008 to 75,300 (February 2007: 63,574). Following the 22.8% growth registered in the previous month, passenger departures grew by 20.7% or 26,889 during the first two months of the year. The statistics reveal that passenger traffic from the main UK market rose by 3.6%, with strong growth rates in Germany (+44.8%), United Arab Emirates (+30%) and Italy (+19.8%). Aircraft arrivals increased by 13.9% during February 2008, a rise of 14% since the start of 2008.