Malta International Airport plc - August Traffic Results

On 11 September 2024, Malta International Airport plc announced that it welcomed a record 983,182 passengers during August 2024, an increase of 11.9% compared to the corresponding month last year. The movements were 3.3% higher than the previous record of 951,861 registered in July 2024.

The seat load factor for August 2024 was 91.2%, 0.2 percentage points less than August 2023, but the highest seat load recorded so far in 2024. Additionally, total seat capacity was 12.1% higher when compared to the corresponding month in 2023.

MIA stated that the most popular destination remained Italy, followed by the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, Germany overtook France to become the third largest driver of passenger traffic for the month, whilst Spain regained the fifth spot from Poland for the first time since February.

The passenger movements during the first eight months of 2024 amounted to 6.0 million, representing an increase of 16.3% from the 5.16 million movements recorded in the same period last year.