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Press Releases & News

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May 2024 Traffic Results: 3,745,915 passengers handled by the Flughafen Wien Group (+8.0%) and 2,844,748 passengers at Vienna Airport (+5.3%) – Strong passenger growth compared to the prior-year level
 
The number of passengers handled by Flughafen Wien AG continued to increase in the month of May 2024. Total passenger volume in the Flughafen Wien Group (Vienna Airport, Malta Airport and Kosice Airport) rose 8.0% to 3,745,915 travellers. The number of passengers at Vienna Airport was up 5.3% to 2,844,748 travellers compared to the prior-year month.
 
The number of local passengers at Vienna Airport in May 2024 rose to 2,198,949, comprising a rise of 7.1% compared to the prior-year month. In contrast, transfer passenger traffic fell slightly by 0.6% to 638,092 travellers. The number of flight movements in May 2024 increased 6.2% year-on-year to 21,709 take-offs and landings. Cargo volume equalled 24,362 tonnes, up 20.4% from May 2023.
 
Details on passenger traffic
Passenger traffic from Vienna Airport to Western Europe rose to 1,002,399 passengers in May 2024, comprising an increase of 6.8% compared to the prior-year month. The number of passengers flying to Eastern Europe in May 2024 amounted to 246,979 travellers (+9.1%). Vienna Airport reported a total of 42,699 passengers flying to North America (+4.8%), and 26,594 (+18.8%) to Africa. Passenger traffic to destinations in the Middle East totalled 66,884 travellers (-13.6%), whereas passenger volume to the Far East climbed to 36,374 travellers, a drop of 1.3%.
 
The strategic investments of Flughafen Wien AG also developed well. Passenger volume at Malta Airport rose 18.2% to 858,402 travellers in May 2024. Kosice Airport handled a total of 42,765 passengers, up 0.6% from the prior-year month.
 
Details on the traffic results for May 2024 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.
 
Contact:
 
Press Office of Flughafen Wien AG
Peter Kleemann, Company Spokesman
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Traffic Development May 2024
           
             
Vienna Airport (VIE)            
             
  05/2024 Diff. % 2023   01-05/2024 Diff. % 2023  
Passengers arr+dep+transit 2,844,748 +5.3   11,365,482 +8.3  
Local passengers arr+dep 2,198,949 +7.1   8,948,246 +9.9  
Transfer passengers arr+dep 638,092 -0.6   2,380,512 +2.5  
Flight movements arr+dep 2,709 +6.2   87,818 +6.3  
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) 24,362 +20.4   116,310 +16.6  
MTOW (in tonnes) 918,386 +7.9   3,770,580 +9.3  
             
Malta Airport (MLA, fully consolidated)        
             
  05/2024 Diff. % 2023   01-05/2024 Diff. % 2023  
Passengers arr+dep+transit 858,402 +18.2   3,206,676 +19.6  
Local passengers arr+dep 857,408 +18.5   3,201,099 +19.9  
    Transfer passengers arr+dep 994 -63.3   5,528 -48.1  
Flight movements arr+dep 5,607 +13.8   21,489 +16.6  
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) 1,899 +9.6   8,612 +12.7  
MTOW (in tonnes) 216,822 +13.0   840,304 +16.3  
             
Flughafen Kosice (KSC, consolidated at equity)      
             
  05/2024 Diff. % 2023   01-05/2024 Diff. % 2023  
Passengers arr+dep+transit 42,765 +0.6   178,587 +1.9  
Local passengers arr+dep 42,765 +0.6   178,587 +1.9  
Transfer passenger arr+dep 0 n.a.   0 n.a.  
Flight movements arr+dep 381 +10.8   1,545 +11.2  
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) 0 +64.2   1 > 500  
MTOW (in tonnes) 9,985 -5.7   43,558 +0.3  
             
Vienna Airport and strategic investments (VIE, MLA, KSC)      
             
  05/2024 Diff. % 2023   01-05/2024 Diff. % 2023  
Passengers arr+dep+transit 3,745,915 +8.0   14,750,745 +10.5  
Local passengers arr+dep 3,099,122 +9.9   12,327,932 +12.2  
Transfer passenger arr+dep 639,086 -0.9   2,386,040 +2.3  
Flight movements arr+dep 27,697 +7.7   110,852 +8.3  
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) 26,261 +19.5   124,923 +16.3  
MTOW (in tonnes) 1,145,193 +8.7   4,654,442 +10.4  
                 
Note: Total number of passengers includes local, transfer and transit passengers, Traffic data adjusted.
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