Vienna, Austria, 2014-7-11 — /Travel PR News/ — The number of passengers handled by Vienna Airport in the month of June 2014 rose by 3.5% compared to June 2013 to 2,135,354 passengers. Total air cargo increased by 0.5%, the number of flight movements was up 1.4% and the maximum take-off weight climbed by 3.4%.
In June 2014 Vienna Airport reported a 2.2% decline in the number of transfer passengers from June 2013. The number of local passengers was up 5.5% in the same period.
The number of passengers flying to Western Europe increased by 5.7% in June 2014, in contrast to a 2.7% drop in passenger traffic to Eastern Europe. The Middle East region showed a rise of 2.1% in the month of June 2014, whereas passenger volume to destinations in the Far East climbed by 16.4%. The number of passengers flying to North America also increased, rising by 8.0% compared to June 2013.
Results in detail
| June 2014 | Change in % | January-June 2014 | Change in % | |
| Total number of passengers | 2,135,354 | +3.5 | 10,543,235 | +2.9 |
| Local passengers | 1,520,614 | +5.5 | 7,474,110 | +4.5 |
| Transfer passengers | 606,036 | -2.2 | 3,048,414 | -1.1 |
| Maximum take-off weight (in tonnes) | 730,175 | +3.4 | 3,910,328 | +2.6 |
| Flight movements (arrivals + departures) |
20,861 | +1.4 | 112,461 | -0.3 |
| Cargo in tonnes (air cargo and trucking): |
21,071 | +0.5 | 130,795 | +6.4 |
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