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May 2026 Traffic Results: 3,912,644 passengers (+0.7%) handled by the Flughafen Wien Group and 2,743,817 passengers at Vienna Airport (-5.4%)

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May 2026 Traffic Results: 3,912,644 passengers (+0.7%) handled by the Flughafen Wien Group and 2,743,817 passengers at Vienna Airport (-5.4%)
 
Total passenger volume in the period January to May 2026: Growth of 2.4% to 15,936,081 travellers in the Flughafen Wien Group
 
The Flughafen Wien Group (Vienna Airport, Malta Airport and Kosice Airport) reported a stable development in the month of May 2026, with passenger traffic rising slightly by 0.7% from the prior-year month to 3,912,644 passengers. As expected, the number of passengers handled by Vienna Airport fell by 5.4% to 2,743,817 travellers. This decline can be attributed to the reduction in low-cost carrier capacities as well as the reduced flight offering related to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. In contrast, passenger volume at Malta Airport increased by 16.5% to 1,080,966 travellers in May 2026, and Kosice Airport reported strong growth of 57.2% to 87,861 passengers. In the period January to May 2026, passenger traffic in the entire Flughafen Wien Group rose by 2.4% to 15,936,081 travellers.
 
Flughafen Wien Group handles 3.9 million passengers (+0.7%) in May 2026
In May 2026, the Flughafen Wien Group (Vienna Airport, Malta Airport and Kosice Airport) handled a total of 3,912,644 passengers, comprising an increase of 0.7% compared to May 2025. Passenger volume at Malta Airport rose to 1,080,966 travellers in May 2026 (+16.5%) and Kosice Airport showed a rise of 57.2% to 87,861 passengers.
 
Vienna Airport: 2.7 million passengers (-5.4%) in May 2026
Total passenger volume at Vienna Airport equalled 2,743,817 travellers (-5.4%) in the month of May 2026.
 
Traffic development in detail
The number of local passengers at Vienna Airport fell by 4.3% from the prior-year month to 2,174,047 travellers in May 2026, and transfer passenger traffic fell by 4.7% to 548,938. The number of flight movements in May 2026 declined by 6,5% to a total of 20,414 take-offs and landings. The seat load factor was up 1.4 percentage points compared to May 2025 to 80.5%. Cargo volume totalled 26,761 tonnes, comprising a YOY decline of 4.2%.  
 
In May 2026, passenger traffic from Vienna Airport to Western Europe equalled 1,000,075 travellers (+0.8% YOY). The number of passengers flying to Eastern Europe in May 2026 amounted to 209,782 travellers (-16.4%). Vienna Airport reported a total of 41,374 passengers flying to North America (+1.1%) and 26,467 travellers to Africa (+7.5%). Due to the ongoing crisis situation and the related impacts on flight traffic, the Middle East region showed a 59.7% decline in passenger traffic to a total of 27,220 travellers. In contrast, the number of passengers flying to destinations in the Far East climbed 15.6% to 55,780 travellers.  
 
Accumulated passenger volumes in the period January to May 2026: -2.5% at Vienna Airport and +2.4% in the Flughafen Wien Group
The total number of passengers handled by Vienna Airport in the period January-May 2026 fell by 2.5% from the previous year to the accumulated figure of 11,435,310 travellers. Cargo volume equalled 127,219 tonnes (-0.8%). Passenger volume in the entire Flughafen Wien Group (Vienna Airport, Malta Airport and Kosice Airport) climbed by 2.4% during this period to 15,936,081 travellers. 

 
Traffic development May 2026
             
Vienna Airport (VIE)            
             
  05/2026 Diff.% 2025   01-05/2026 Diff.% 2025  
Passengers arr+dep+transit 2,743,817 -5.4   11,435,310 -2,5  
Local passengers arr+dep 2,174,047 -4.3   9,039,109 -3,0  
Transfer passengers arr+dep 548,938 -4.7   2,237,048 -3,3  
Flight movements arr+dep 20,414 -6.5   86,722 -4,7  
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) 26,761 -4.2   127,219 -0,8  
MTOW (in tonnes) 885,207 -8.2   3,851,760 -2,9  
             
Malta Airport (MLA, fully consolidated)        
             
  05/2026 Diff.% 2025   01-05/2026 Diff.% 2025  
Passengers arr+dep+transit 1,080,966 +16.5   4,167,700 +15,2  
Local passengers arr+dep 1,079,516 +16.4   4,163,115 +15,2  
Transfer passengers arr+dep 1,054 +153.4   3,650 +11,7  
Flight movements arr+dep 6,957 +14.7   27,558 +12,3  
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) 2,414 -1.5   10,257 -3,4  
MTOW (in tonnes) 275,568 +17.1   1,086,940 +14,0  
             
Kosice Airport (KSC, consolidated at equity)    
             
  05/2026 Diff.% 2025   01-05/2026 Diff.% 2025  
Passengers arr+dep+transit 87,861 +57.2   333,071 +50,5  
Local passengers arr+dep 87,861 +57.2   333,071 +50,5  
Transfer passengers arr+dep 0 n.a.   0 n.a.  
Flight movements arr+dep 584 +34.3   2,331 +26,5  
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) 1 > 500   2 -0,5  
MTOW (in tonnes) 20,407 +49.9   79,562 +39,9  
             
Vienna Airport and strategic investments
(VIE, MLA, KSC)		  
             
  05/2026 Diff.% 2025   01-05/2026 Diff.% 2025  
Passengers arr+dep+transit 3,912,644 +0.7   15,936,081 +2.4  
Local passengers arr+dep 3,341,424 +2.6   13,535,295 +2.9  
Transfer passengers arr+dep 549,992 -4.6   2,240,698 -3.2  
Flight movements arr+dep 27,955 -1.3   116,611 -0.7  
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) 29,176 -4.0   137,478 -1.0  
MTOW (in tonnes) 1,181,182 -2.6   5,018,262 +0.8  
 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.
 
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