Malta International Airport welcomed a total of 983,182 passengers last month, confirming August 2024 as the airport’s busiest month on record. As demand for summer travel reached fever pitch, passenger volumes increased steadily throughout August to register a strong growth of 11.9 per cent over the same month in 2023. Daily passenger throughput peaked on the 8th of August, with 34,771 passengers arriving and departing on the airport’s busiest day of the month.
Growth in passenger numbers was experienced in parallel with an upturn of 14.3 per cent in aircraft movements and an increase of 12.1 per cent in seat capacity. Seat occupancy on flights also registered strong growth to stand at 91.2 per cent; the highest seat load factor to be recorded in 2024 so far.
Malta International Airport’s top markets remained largely unchanged, with Italy and the United Kingdom topping the leaderboard with a combined market share of almost 45 per cent. Germany, however, overtook France to become the third largest driver of passenger traffic for the month, while Spain regained the fifth spot for the first time since February.
| AUGUST 2024 HIGHLIGHTS | |
| Total Traffic | 983,182 passenger movements |
| Top Market | Italy (249,410 passenger movements) |
| Most Popular Airport | Rome, Fiumicino (58,782 passenger movements) |
| Aircraft Movements | 6,106 take-offs & landings |
| Seat Capacity | 1,078,257 seats |
| Fastest-growing Market (from top 5) | United Kingdom (25.0 per cent) |
| Cargo and Mail | 1,987 tonnes |
| Year to Date Traffic | 6,000,457 passenger movements (+16.3 per cent over 2023) |