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March 2020 Traffic Results: Decrease of 65.7% in Passenger Volume for the Flughafen Wien Group, 65.8% Drop at Vienna Airport – Since beginning of April, additional strong Decrease of Passenger Numbers due to COVID-19 Crisis
 
In March 2020, the impact of the worldwide COVID-19 crisis was already strongly felt:  The total number of passengers handled by the Flughafen Wien Group (Vienna Airport, Malta Airport and Kosice Airport) declined by 65.7% year-on-year to 984,262 travellers. Vienna Airport registered a decrease in its passenger volume of 65.8% to 808,454 travellers. From January to March 2020, passenger volume at Vienna Airport declined by 18.8% to 4.9 million travellers in total.
 
Passenger volume decline has continued in April: Current April figures show an additional decrease of roughly 99% compared to the previous year period.
 
March 2020 at Vienna Airport: Decrease of 65.8% in Passenger Volume
The number of passengers handled by Vienna Airport in March 2020 was down by 65.8% compared to the prior-year month to 808,454 travellers. The number of local passengers decreased by 64.1% and transfer passenger volume dropped by 70.6%. The number of flight movements in March 2020 declined by 49.9% year-on-year. Cargo volume at Vienna Airport contracted by 12.7% compared to the level of March 2019.
 
The total number of passengers at Vienna Airport flying to destinations in Western Europe dropped by 67.5% in March 2020, whereas passenger traffic to Eastern Europe declined by 61.3%. The number of passengers travelling to destinations in North America and Africa also decreased by 64.6% and 55.3% respectively. To the Middle East passenger figures were down by 71.7%. Passenger volume to the Far East dropped by 72.8% in March 2020.
 
Flughafen Wien AG’s international holdings were also impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis: Malta Airport reported a decrease in passenger volume of 64.5% in March 2020, whereas Kosice Airport registered a decline of 78.5% in the same period.
 
Details on the traffic results for March can be found in the table below.
 
Contact:
Press Office of Flughafen Wien AG
Peter Kleemann, Company Spokesman
Tel.: (+43-1-) 7007-23000
E-Mail: p.kleemann@viennaairport.com
www.viennaairport.com
facebook.com/flughafenwien             
twitter.com/flughafen_wien
 
 
 
 
Results in Detail: Traffic Development March 2020
 
Vienna Airport (VIE)                                                                   
  03/2020 Change in % 01-03/2020 Change
in %
Passengers arr+dep+transit 808,454 -65.8 4,919,588 -18.8
Local passengers arr+dep 656,574 -64.1 3,952,067 -17.4
Transfer passengers arr+dep 150,478 -70.6 961,746 -22.4
Flight movements arr+dep 10,479 -49.9 48,613 -13.7
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) 22,003 -12.7 63,184 -5.2
MTOW (in tonnes) 458,518 -46.6 2,012,409 -12.8
                                                                                                                  
Malta Airport (MLA, fully consolidated)                                            
  03/2020 Change in % 01-03/2020 Change
in %
Passengers arr+dep+transit 169,389 -64.5 1,009,052 -16.1
Local passengers arr+dep 168,197 -64.6 1,001,560 -16.4
Transfer passengers arr+dep 1,068 -55.2 7,366 +36.9
Flight movements arr+dep 1,867 -46.6 8,467 -11.2
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) 1,221 -9.4 3,955 +1.0
MTOW (in tonnes) 72,092 -45.8 331,470 -8.5
                                                                                                                  
Kosice Airport (KSC, consolidated at equity)                                     
  03/2020 Change in % 01-03/2020 Change
in %
Passengers arr+dep+transit 6,419 -78.5 49,886 -40.6
Local passengers arr+dep 6,419 -78.5 49,886 -40.4
Transfer passengers arr+dep 0 n.a. 0 n.a.
Flight movements arr+dep 138 -63.8 773 -30.5
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) 1 -72.2 4 -69.9
MTOW (in tonnes) 2,650 -66.7 14,972 -37.2
                                                                                                                  
Vienna Airport and strategic investments (VIE, MLA, KSC)               
  03/2020 Change in % 01-03/2020 Change
in %
Passengers arr+dep+transit 984,262 -65.7 5,978,526 -18.6
Local passengers arr+dep 831,190 -64.4 5,003,513 -17.5
Transfer passengers arr+dep 151,546 -70.5 969,112 -22.1
Flight movements arr+dep 12,484 -49.6 57,853 -13.6
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) 23,226 -12.5 67,142 -4.9
MTOW (in tonnes) 533,260 -46.6 2,358,851 -12.4
 
 
Note: Total number of passengers includes local, transfer and transit passengers.
Traffic data adjusted.
 

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