Malta International Airport p l c : November Traffic Results
December 09, 2021 at 02:42 pm
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COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT
Malta International Airport plc (the "Company")
November Traffic Results
Date of Announcement
9 December 2021
Reference
358/2021
In terms of Chapter 5 of the Listing Rules
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Last November saw 315,964 passengers travel through Malta International Airport. This total translates into a decrease of 35.9 per cent compared to 2019 figures, which is the lowest percentage drop to be registered by Malta International Airport since the start of the pandemic.
Out of a total of 455,802 seats available on flights operated to and from Malta International Airport, almost 70 per cent were occupied during the month of November. The seat load factor (SLF) for the past three months has remained largely unchanged, dipping only marginally from 70.2 per cent in September 2021 to settle at 69.3 per cent in October and November 2021.
After having topped Malta International Airport's list of most popular markets for three consecutive months, the United Kingdom was outranked by Italy, which registered 60,551 passenger movements, last November. Following an absence of several months and the introduction of the Warsaw Modlin route at the beginning of November, Poland outperformed Spain and re-appeared among last month's top five markets. Germany and France, on the other hand, retained their position within this list.
"November's traffic performance was in line with our expectations, however, the success of the holiday season depends on how Europe responds to the evolving epidemiological situation and the emergence of new variants. The introduction of tighter and fragmented restrictions would deal a new blow to consumer confidence, which would not only impact air travel in December, but also have more far-reaching effects into 2022," said Malta International Airport CEO Alan Borg.
Last week, Airports Council International expressed its support for the World Health Organisation's call for a measured approach to the new variant, following the Organisation's appeal to countries to continue applying a risk-based approach when implementing travel measures and reminder that blanket travel bans place a heavy burden on livelihoods.
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Signed:
Louis de Gabriele
Company Secretary
About Malta International Airport
Malta International Airport connects the Maltese archipelago to over 100 destinations in more than 30 countries. The Company has consistently invested in the terminal since the airport's privatisation in 2002, with the Terminal Reconfiguration Project bringing about the most recent overhaul. The airport campus itself has grown to provide over 1,500 parking spaces, and 14,000m² of office and retail space housed within SkyParks Business Centre, with projects in the offing, such as the Terminal Expansion Project, set to bring about further expansion. The airport team is guided by a vision of service excellence, which led MIA to clinch the title Best Airport in Europe for two consecutive years. To maximise its contribution to Malta's cultural heritage and environment, MIA set up the Malta Airport Foundation in 2014: an independently run non-profit organisation.
Malta International Airport plc is a public company listed on the Malta Stock Exchange, with its shareholders being the Malta Mediterranean Link Consortium (40%), with Flughafen Wien AG owning a 96% share, the Government of Malta (20%), the general public (29.9%), and VIE Malta Limited (10.1%).
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Malta International Airport p.l.c. is a Malta-based company, which is engaged in the development, operation and management of Malta International Airport. The Company has three segments: Airport, Retail and Property, and Other. The Airport Segment comprises the activities usually carried out by an airport. These services include airport regulations, aviation concessions and PRMs (persons with reduced mobility) and their associated services. The segment also includes the operations and maintenance of the terminal, runways, taxiways and aircraft parks. The Retail and Property segment includes various services that support the airport operations. The segment includes the operations of the various retail outlets within the airport perimeter, advertising sites and rental of offices, warehouses and income from the running of the VIP lounges. The Company's subsidiaries include Airport Parking Limited, SkyParks Development Limited, SkyParks Business Centre Limited and Kirkop PV Farm Limited.