2013-08-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — The number of passengers handled by Vienna Airport in July 2013 declined 1.3% year-on-year to 2,165,015. This development resulted, above all, from capacity reductions by the airlines, for example through the re-fitting of the Austrian Airlines Group long-haul fleet.
Declines were recorded in the number of flight movements with minus 4.2% and maximum take-off weight with minus 0.7%. Cargo traffic rose by 7.7%. The number of transfer passengers using Vienna Airport in July 2013 was 1.5% lower than in July 2012. The number of local passengers declined 1.1% during this same period.
Passenger traffic to Eastern Europe was 2.1% lower than in July of the previous year. The number of passengers travelling to Western Europe increased 1.1%, while the Middle East recorded a decline of 15.7% in July 2013.
Traffic Results in Detail
| July 2013 | Change in % | January toJuly 2013 | Change in % | |
| Passengers: | 2,165,015 | -1.3 | 12,406,751 | -1.7 |
| Local passengers: | 1,444,187 | -1.1 | 8,593,077 | +0.3 |
| Transfer passengers: | 718,370 | -1.5 | 3,800,460 | -5.5 |
| Maximum take-off weight (in tonnes): |
719,858 | -0.7 | 4,530,736 | -4.4 |
| Flight movements (arrival + departure): |
21,129 | -4.2 | 133,935 | -6.0 |
| Cargo in tonnes(air cargo and trucking): | 20,430 | +7.7 | 143,302 | -4.5 |
For additional information contact:
Corporate Communications Flughafen Wien AG
Press Office:
Peter Kleemann (+43-1-) 7007-23000; p.kleemann@viennaairport.com
Clemens Schleinzer (+43-1-) 7007-22399; c.schleinzer@viennaairport.com
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Investor Relations:
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