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Flughafen Wien Group handled 3.3 million passengers (+15.9%)
In October 2018, the Flughafen Wien Group consisting of Vienna Airport and the strategic foreign investments in Malta Airport and Kosice Airport handled a total of 3.3 million passengers, comprising an increase of 15.9% from October 2017. The accumulated passenger volume for the Flughafen Wien Group rose 9.5% to 29.1 million travellers in the period January to October 2018. The Vienna Airport flight hub also developed very well, reporting a 8.5% increase in passenger volume to 22,634,223 travellers in the months of January to October 2018.
Vienna Airport: Strong growth in passenger traffic and flight movements
Vienna Airport handled 2,583,961 passengers in October 2018, representing an increase of 18.2% from the prior-year month. The number of local passengers showed a strong rise of 21.8% year-on-year and the volume of transfer passengers was up 9.6%. The number of flight movements also climbed significantly by 11.8% year-on-year. Vienna Airport registered a 7.5% increase in cargo volume compared to October of 2017.
The number of passengers flying from Vienna Airport to Western European destinations was up by 18.9% in October 2018, whereas passenger traffic to Eastern European destinations showed an increase of 13.6%. Passenger volume to the Far East climbed 38.2% in October 2018, compared to a 7.2% rise in the number of travellers to the Middle East. Passenger growth to North America also developed positively and was up by 34.3%, and passenger volume to Africa rose by 29.2% in the same period.
The number of passengers handled by Malta Airport climbed by 8.4% in October 2018, whereas passenger traffic at Kosice Airport fell slightly by 1.4%.
Vienna Airport (VIE)
| 10/2018 | Change in % | 01-10/2018 | Change in % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers arr+dep+transit | 2,583,961 | +18.2 | 22,634,223 | +8.5 |
| Local passengers arr+dep | 1,918,296 | +21.8 | 16,723,390 | +10.4 |
| Transfer passenger arr+dep | 658,624 | +9.6 | 5,829,082 | +3.5 |
| Flight movements arr+dep | 22,684 | +11.8 | 201,077 | +5.5 |
| Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 27,411 | +7.5 | 245,655 | +3.3 |
| MTOW (in tonnes) | 899,025 | +14.7 | 7,976,997 | +6.4 |
Malta Airport (MLA, fully consolidated)
| 10/2018 | Change in % | 01-10/2018 | Change in % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers arr+dep+transit | 646,559 | +8.4 | 5,939,436 | +13.5 |
| Local passengers arr+dep | 639,915 | +7.7 | 5,897,664 | +13.4 |
| Transfer passenger arr+dep | 6,554 | +188.5 | 40,158 | +59.6 |
| Flight movements arr+dep | 4,580 | +11.1 | 42,101 | +14.0 |
| Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 1,421 | +4.2 | 13,256 | +9.4 |
| MTOW (in tonnes) | 182,358 | +9.6 | 1,680,140 | +13.4 |
Kosice Airport (KSC, consolidated at equity)
| 10/2018 | Change in % | 01-10/2018 | Change in % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers arr+dep+transit | 33,790 | -1.4 | 480,279 | +11.0 |
| Local passengers arr+dep | 32,630 | -2.1 | 469,555 | +11.1 |
| Transfer passenger arr+dep | 0 | n.a. | 0 | n.a. |
| Flight movements arr+dep | 475 | -1.7 | 5,510 | +1.3 |
| Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 6 | +52.1 | 50 | +33.6 |
| MTOW (in tonnes) | 10,185 | +0.1 | 134,797 | +1.8 |
Vienna Airport and strategic investments (VIE, MLA, KSC)
| 10/2018 | Change in % | 01-10/2018 | Change in % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers arr+dep+transit | 3,264,310 | +15.9 | 29,053,938 | +9.5 |
| Local passengers arr+dep | 2,590,841 | +17.6 | 23,090,609 | +11.2 |
| Transfer passenger arr+dep | 665,178 | +10.3 | 5,869,240 | +3.7 |
| Flight movements arr+dep | 27,739 | +11.4 | 248,688 | +6.8 |
| Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 28,838 | +7.3 | 258,961 | +3.6 |
| MTOW (in tonnes) | 1,091,568 | +13.7 | 9,791,934 | +7.5 |
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