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Press Releases & News

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August 2017 – Traffic development: Rise in traffic with 3.3 million handled passengers for the Flughafen Wien Group (+6.5%) 
 
In August 2017, the Flughafen Wien Group (Vienna Airport, Malta Airport and Kosice Airport) handled a total of 3.3 million passengers, comprising an increase of 6.5%. The accumulated passenger volume rose by 8.4% to 20.6 million passengers in the period from January to August 2017. Vienna Airport also developed very well, reporting a 6.1% increase in passenger volume in the months of January to August 2017.
 
Vienna Airport in August 2017: 4.0% rise in passenger traffic
Vienna Airport handled 2,487,485 passengers in August 2017, representing an increase of 4.0% from August 2016. The number of local passengers was up 4.7%, and the volume of transfer passengers rose by 2.9%. The number of flight movements climbed 0.3% year-on-year, and good growth in cargo volume was reported, showing a 9.2% increase from the prior-year level.
 
The number of passengers flying from Vienna Airport to Eastern Europe was up by 13.1% in August 2017, whereas passenger traffic to Western European destinations showed an increase of 1.6%. Passenger volume to the Far East decreased by 1.4% in August 2017, compared to a 3.0% drop in travellers to the Near and Middle East. Passenger growth to North America was 11.4%, and passenger development to African destinations was also positive, showing a rise of 40.2%.
 
Malta Airport also reported a strong increase of 14.8% in the number of passengers it handled in August 2017. Similarly, passenger volume at Kosice Airport also rose considerably, increasing by 19.1% compared to August 2016.

Results in detail – traffic development in August 2017:
 
  August 2017 Change in % January –August 2017 Change in %
  Vienna Airport (VIE)
Passengers 2,487,485 +4.0 16,253,456 +6.1
Local passengers 1,719,413 +4.7 11,842,292 +6.2
Transfer passengers 761,576 +2.9 4,342,728 +5.8
Flight movements
(arrivals and departures)
20,877 +0.3 149,435 -0.8
Cargo in tonnes
(air cargo and trucking)
24,595 +9.2 186,871 +1.5
  Malta Airport (MLA, fully consolidated)
Passengers 693,537 +14.8 4,008,140 +18.5
Local passengers 689,203 +15.5 3,984,084 +18.7
Transfer passengers 4,046 +119.2 17,830 +195.8
Flight movements
(arrivals and departures)
4,624 +12.9 28,581 +14.5
Cargo in tonnes
(air cargo and trucking)
1,167 +11.3 9,537 +6.2
  Kosice Airport (KSC, consolidated at equity)
Passengers 80,271 +19.1 345,938 +14.6
Local passengers 79,635 +19.2 337,885 +15.4
Transfer passengers - - - -
Flight movements
(arrivals and departures)
783 +12.8 4,309 +12.5
Cargo in tonnes
(air cargo and trucking)
4 -64.5 32 -53.9
  Vienna Airport and strategic investments (VIE, MLA, KSC)
Passengers 3,261,293 +6.5 20,607,534 +8.4
Local passengers 2,488,251 +7.9 16,164,261 +9.2
Transfer passengers 765,622 +3.2 4,360,558 +6.1
Flight movements
(arrivals and departures)
26,284 +2.7 182,325 +1.7
Cargo in tonnes
(air cargo and trucking)
25,767 +9.3 196,439 +1.7
 
Note: Total number of passengers includes local, transfer, and transit passengers. Retroactive adjustment of comparative values for 2016 and transit figures in Kosice
 
Contact:
Press Office Flughafen Wien AG
Peter Kleemann, Company Spokesman
Tel.: (+43-1-) 7007-23000
Email: p.kleemann@viennaairport.com
Website: www.viennaairport.com
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