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The slight upward trend continued in September 2021 following the increase in passenger volume during the summer months. The total number of passengers handled by the Flughafen Wien Group (Vienna Airport, Malta Airport and Kosice Airport) in September 2021 still showed a substantial decline of 47.0% compared to the pre-crisis level of September 2019. However, the total of 2,017,275 passengers is more than double the figure for September 2020. Vienna Airport reported 1,575,315 travellers in September 2021, also more than twice the passenger volume of September 2020 but still 47.1% below the pre-crisis level of September 2019.
Traffic results compared at Vienna Airport to the pre-crisis level of September 2019 showed a drop in the number of local passengers of 45.5%, whereas transfer passenger traffic decreased by 52.1%. The number of flight movements in September 2021 was down by 39.4%, and cargo volume at Vienna Airport declined by 13.9% from the pre-crisis level. Nevertheless, the figures for September 2021 show a considerable improvement from the prior-year month of September 2020. The number of passengers handled by Vienna Airport more than doubled in a year-on-year comparison (refer to the table below).
Details on passenger traffic
Passenger traffic from Vienna Airport to Western Europe fell by 44.7% in September 2021 from the pre-crisis level, whereas the number of passengers flying to Eastern Europe was down by 46.2%. The number of passengers flying to North America decreased by 55.2% from the pre-crisis figure and passenger volume to Africa dropped by 72.9%. Passenger traffic to Middle Eastern destinations showed a decline of 51.4% in September 2021. The number of passengers travelling to destinations in the Far East fell by 97.8% from the comparable pre-crisis level.
Malta Airport reported a decline in passenger volume of 45.1% in the month of September 2021 compared to the pre-crisis level of September 2019, whereas Kosice Airport registered a decrease pf 62.9%.
Details on the traffic results for September 2021 can be found in the table below.
Disclaimer
All statements made in this press release that refer to future developments of Flughafen Wien AG/Flughafen Wien Group are based on current assumptions and forecasts of the management. If the premises for these forecasts do not occur or risks indicated in the risk report arise, actual results may vary from these estimates. Despite the utmost care, all forward-looking statements are therefore made without guarantee and Flughafen Wien AG/Flughafen Wien Group assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments.
Traffic Development September 2021
Vienna Airport (VIE)
| 09/2021 | 09/2020 | 09/2019 | Diff. % to 2019 |
01-09/2021 | Diff. % to 2020 |
Diff. % to 2019 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers arr+dep+transit | 1,575,315 | 562,247 | 2,977,411 | -47.1 | 6,794,688 | -3.3 | -71.6 |
| Local passengers arr+dep | 1,224,539 | 453,282 | 2,246,090 | -45.5 | 5,029,486 | -11.9 | -72.6 |
| Transfer passengers arr+dep | 346,610 | 107,294 | 723,236 | -52.1 | 1,735,624 | +32.5 | -68.3 |
| Flight movements arr+dep | 14,674 | 9,335 | 24,231 | -39.4 | 72,977 | -9.4 | -63.9 |
| Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 21,440 | 18,153 | 24,913 | -13.9 | 188,177 | +19.2 | -9.5 |
| MTOW (in tonnes) | 590,574 | 342,185 | 977,358 | -39.6 | 3,109,692 | -7.3 | -62.2 |
Malta Airport (MLA, fully consolidated)
| 09/2021 | 09/2020 | 09/2019 | Diff. % to 2019 |
01-09/2021 | Diff. % to 2020 |
Diff. % to 2019 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers arr+dep+transit | 418,473 | 128,664 | 762,361 | -45.1 | 1,541,412 | -0.6 | -72.7 |
| Local passengers arr+dep | 417,938 | 128,093 | 758,113 | -44.9 | 1,538,834 | -0.2 | -72.5 |
| Transfer passengers arr+dep | 520 | 564 | 4,212 | -87.7 | 2,494 | -74.9 | -92.5 |
| Flight movements arr+dep | 3,414 | 2,135 | 5,076 | -32.7 | 15,673 | -0.0 | -60.5 |
| Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 1,154 | 1,302 | 1,249 | -7.6 | 11,082 | -7.1 | -5.1 |
| MTOW (in tonnes) | 130,430 | 75,228 | 196,665 | -33.7 | 584,409 | -1.1 | -61.2 |
Kosice Airport (KSC, consolidated at equity)
| 09/2021 | 09/2020 | 09/2019 | Diff. % to 2019 |
01-09/2021 | Diff. % to 2020 |
Diff. % to 2019 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers arr+dep+transit | 23,487 | 12,367 | 63,392 | -62.9 | 115,799 | +36.9 | -75.4 |
| Local passengers arr+dep | 23,487 | 12,283 | 63,392 | -62.9 | 115,799 | +37.0 | -75.4 |
| Transfer passengers arr+dep | 0 | 0 | 0 | n.a. | 0 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Flight movements arr+dep | 218 | 189 | 652 | -66.6 | 970 | -23.9 | -80.3 |
| Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -100.0 | 0 | -100.0 | -100.0 |
| MTOW (in tonnes) | 7,757 | 4,641 | 18,495 | -58.1 | 34,081 | +28.1 | -73.5 |
Vienna Airport and strategic investments (VIE, MLA, KSC)
| 09/2021 | 09/2020 | 09/2019 | Diff. % to 2019 |
01-09/2021 | Diff. % to 2020 |
Diff. % to 2019 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers arr+dep+transit | 2,017,275 | 703,278 | 3,803,164 | -47,0 | 8,451,899 | -2,4 | -71,9 |
| Local passengers arr+dep | 1,665,964 | 593,658 | 3,067,595 | -45,7 | 6,684,119 | -8,9 | -72,6 |
| Transfer passengers arr+dep | 347,130 | 107,858 | 727,448 | -52,3 | 1,738,118 | +31,7 | -68,5 |
| Flight movements arr+dep | 18,306 | 11,659 | 29,959 | -38,9 | 89,620 | -8,1 | -63,7 |
| Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 22,594 | 19,455 | 26,163 | -13,6 | 199,259 | +17,3 | -9,2 |
| MTOW (in tonnes) | 728,761 | 422,054 | 1,192,518 | -38,9 | 3,728,182 | -6,2 | -62,2 |
Note: Total number of passengers includes local, transfer and transit passengers,
Traffic data adjusted,
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