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Press Releases & News

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Vienna Airport: plus 4.2% passengers in May 2012

 

The number of passengers handled by Vienna Airport rose by 4.2% year-on-year to 1,985,053 in May 2012.

 

Flight movements and maximum take-off (MTOW) weight declined 0.2% and 0.8%, respectively, while cargo turnover was 8.5% lower. The number of transfer passengers rose by 9.4% in May 2012 compared with the same month of the previous year.

 

The number of passengers travelling to Eastern Europe increased 14.5% in comparison with May 2011, while passenger traffic to Western Europe rose by 0.9%. The Middle East recorded growth of 18.7% in passenger traffic during May 2012.

 
 
Results in Detail
 
May 2012
Change in %

January to
May 2012
Change in %
Passengers:
1,985,053
+4.2
8,360,706
+8.1

Transfer passengers:
609,214
+9.4
2,631,172
+18.2

Maximum take-off weight
(in tonnes):
733,514
-0.8
3,285,955
-1.7

Flight movements
(arrival + departure):
21,841
-0.2
98,651
-0.9

Cargo in tonnes
(air cargo and trucking):
21,933
-8.5
109,937
-9.3
 
 
 
 
 

For additional information contact: Flughafen Wien AG Press Office

Peter Kleemann (+43-1-) 7007-23000

Clemens Schleinzer (+43-1-) 7007-22399

Stefanie Tomanek (+43-1-) 7007-26939

p.kleemann@viennaairport.com
c.schleinzer@viennaairport.com
s.tomanek@viennaairport.com