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August 2024 Traffic Results: 4,439,823 passengers handled by the Flughafen Wien Group (+8.7%) and 3,331,345 passengers at
Vienna Airport (+7.3%) – Record summer travel season with a total of 6.7 million passengers at Vienna Airport in July and
August 2024
Following a very strong month in July 2024, the number of passengers handled by Vienna Airport once again exceeded the pre-crisis level in August 2024, rising by 8.7% to 4,439,823 travellers in the Flughafen Wien Group (Vienna Airport, Malta Airport and Kosice Airport). The number of passengers at Vienna Airport was up 7.3% to 3,331,345 travellers compared to the prior-year month. The individual month of August 2024 showed the highest passenger volume of any month in the history of Vienna Airport and was 5.7% above the pre-crisis level of August 2019. With 6,655,441 passengers at Vienna Airport in July and August 2024, Vienna Airport set a new summer travel season record.
The number of local passengers at Vienna Airport in August 2024 rose to 2,575,690, comprising a rise of 9.9% compared to the prior-year month. Transfer passenger traffic was down slightly by 0.7% to 746,656 travellers. The number of flight movements in August 2024 increased 5.1% year-on-year to 22,785 take-offs and landings. Cargo volume equalled 24,048 tonnes, up 21.5% from August 2023.
Details on passenger traffic in August 2024
Passenger traffic from Vienna Airport to Western Europe rose to 1,147,430 passengers in August 2024, comprising an increase of 9.0% from the previous year. The number of passengers flying to Eastern Europe in August 2024 amounted to 278,153 travellers (+10.1%). Vienna Airport reported a total of 59,811 passengers flying to North America (+12.2%), and 30,383 to Africa (+18.9%). Passenger traffic to destinations in the Middle East totalled 74,171 travellers (-31.0%), whereas passenger volume to the Far East climbed to 53,351 travellers, an increase of 25.1%.
The strategic investments of Flughafen Wien AG also developed very well. Passenger volume at Malta Airport rose 11.9% to 983,182 travellers in August 2024. Kosice Airport handled a total of 125,296 passengers, showing a strong increase of 21.4% from the prior-year month.
Cumulative passenger traffic in the period January to August 2024: +7.5% in Vienna and +9.5% in the Flughafen Wien Group
Total passenger traffic at Vienna Airport from January to August 2024 rose by 7.5% year-on-year to a cumulative figure of 21,041,772 passengers, corresponding to 0.3% above the pre-crisis level (2019). Cargo volume at Vienna Airport was up 18.8% to 190,814 tonnes in the period January-August 2024. The Flughafen Wien Group (Vienna Airport, Malta Airport and Kosice Airport) reported a 9.5% rise in passenger volume to 27,567,753 travellers in the first eight months of 2024.
Details on the traffic results for August 2024 can be found in the table below.
Traffic Development August 2024
Vienna Airport (VIE)
Malta Airport (MLA, fully consolidated)
Kosice Airport (KSC, consolidated at equity)
Vienna Airport and strategic investments (VIE, MLA, KSC)
Note: Total number of passengers includes local, transfer and transit passengers, Traffic data adjusted.
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
Tel.: (+43-1-) 7007-23000
E-Mail: p.kleemann@viennaairport.com
Website: www.viennaairport.com
Facebook: facebook.com/flughafenwien
Twitter: twitter.com/flughafen_wien
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Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/vienna-international-airport
Following a very strong month in July 2024, the number of passengers handled by Vienna Airport once again exceeded the pre-crisis level in August 2024, rising by 8.7% to 4,439,823 travellers in the Flughafen Wien Group (Vienna Airport, Malta Airport and Kosice Airport). The number of passengers at Vienna Airport was up 7.3% to 3,331,345 travellers compared to the prior-year month. The individual month of August 2024 showed the highest passenger volume of any month in the history of Vienna Airport and was 5.7% above the pre-crisis level of August 2019. With 6,655,441 passengers at Vienna Airport in July and August 2024, Vienna Airport set a new summer travel season record.
The number of local passengers at Vienna Airport in August 2024 rose to 2,575,690, comprising a rise of 9.9% compared to the prior-year month. Transfer passenger traffic was down slightly by 0.7% to 746,656 travellers. The number of flight movements in August 2024 increased 5.1% year-on-year to 22,785 take-offs and landings. Cargo volume equalled 24,048 tonnes, up 21.5% from August 2023.
Details on passenger traffic in August 2024
Passenger traffic from Vienna Airport to Western Europe rose to 1,147,430 passengers in August 2024, comprising an increase of 9.0% from the previous year. The number of passengers flying to Eastern Europe in August 2024 amounted to 278,153 travellers (+10.1%). Vienna Airport reported a total of 59,811 passengers flying to North America (+12.2%), and 30,383 to Africa (+18.9%). Passenger traffic to destinations in the Middle East totalled 74,171 travellers (-31.0%), whereas passenger volume to the Far East climbed to 53,351 travellers, an increase of 25.1%.
The strategic investments of Flughafen Wien AG also developed very well. Passenger volume at Malta Airport rose 11.9% to 983,182 travellers in August 2024. Kosice Airport handled a total of 125,296 passengers, showing a strong increase of 21.4% from the prior-year month.
Cumulative passenger traffic in the period January to August 2024: +7.5% in Vienna and +9.5% in the Flughafen Wien Group
Total passenger traffic at Vienna Airport from January to August 2024 rose by 7.5% year-on-year to a cumulative figure of 21,041,772 passengers, corresponding to 0.3% above the pre-crisis level (2019). Cargo volume at Vienna Airport was up 18.8% to 190,814 tonnes in the period January-August 2024. The Flughafen Wien Group (Vienna Airport, Malta Airport and Kosice Airport) reported a 9.5% rise in passenger volume to 27,567,753 travellers in the first eight months of 2024.
Details on the traffic results for August 2024 can be found in the table below.
Traffic Development August 2024
Vienna Airport (VIE)
| 08/2024 | Diff. % 2023 | 01-08/2024 | Diff. % 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers arr+dep+transit | 3,331,345 | +7.3 | 21,041,772 | +7.5 | |
| Local passengers arr+dep | 2,575,690 | +9.9 | 16,397,952 | +9.1 | |
| Transfer passengers arr+dep | 746,656 | -0.7 | 4,578,054 | +2.0 | |
| Flight movements arr+dep | 22,785 | +5.1 | 155,306 | +5.8 | |
| Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 24,048 | +21.5 | 190,814 | +18.8 | |
| MTOW (in tonnes) | 977,023 | +7.8 | 6,654,012 | +8.5 |
Malta Airport (MLA, fully consolidated)
| 08/2024 | Diff. % 2023 | 01-08/2024 | Diff. % 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers arr+dep+transit | 983,182 | +11.9 | 6,000,457 | +16.3 | |
| Local passengers arr+dep | 982,488 | +12.2 | 5,992,189 | +16.6 | |
| Transfer passengers arr+dep | 694 | -78.2 | 8,214 | -60.1 | |
| Flight movements arr+dep | 6,106 | +14.3 | 39,282 | +15.6 | |
| Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 1,845 | +26.7 | 14,194 | +17.5 | |
| MTOW (in tonnes) | 235,553 | +13.2 | 1,521,547 | +14.7 |
Kosice Airport (KSC, consolidated at equity)
| 08/2024 | Diff. % 2023 | 01-08/2024 | Diff. % 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers arr+dep+transit | 125,296 | +21.4 | 525,524 | +17.8 | |
| Local passengers arr+dep | 125,296 | +21.4 | 525,524 | +17.8 | |
| Transfer passengers arr+dep | 0 | n.a. | 0 | n.a. | |
| Flight movements arr+dep | 879 | +32.4 | 4,022 | +24.4 | |
| Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 0 | -32.8 | 2 | +493.8 | |
| MTOW (in tonnes) | 28,523 | +23.0 | 124,088 | +16.0 |
Vienna Airport and strategic investments (VIE, MLA, KSC)
| 08/2024 | Diff. % 2023 | 01-08/2024 | Diff. % 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers arr+dep+transit | 4,439,823 | +8.7 | 27,567,753 | +9.5 | |
| Local passengers arr+dep | 3,683,474 | +10.9 | 22,915,665 | +11.1 | |
| Transfer passengers arr+dep | 747,350 | -1.0 | 4,586,268 | +1.7 | |
| Flight movements arr+dep | 29,770 | +7.5 | 198,610 | +8.0 | |
| Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 25,894 | +21.8 | 205,010 | +18.7 | |
| MTOW (in tonnes) | 1,241,099 | +9.1 | 8,299,647 | +9.7 |
Note: Total number of passengers includes local, transfer and transit passengers, Traffic data adjusted.
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
Tel.: (+43-1-) 7007-23000
E-Mail: p.kleemann@viennaairport.com
Website: www.viennaairport.com
Facebook: facebook.com/flughafenwien
Twitter: twitter.com/flughafen_wien
Instagram: www.instagram.com/vienna_airport
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/vienna-international-airport
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