VIENNA, 2014-10-16 — /Travel PR News/ — The number of passengers handled by Vienna Report rose by 1.9% in September 2014 compared to September 2013 to 2,186,382 passengers. Total air cargo increased by 5.4%, whereas the number of flight movements was up 0.7% and the maximum take-off weight climbed by 4.2%.
Vienna Airport reported a 7.5% decline in the number of transfer passengers in September 2014 from the comparable level in September 2013. The number of local passengers was up 5.9% in a year-on-year comparison.
The number of passengers flying to Western Europe increased by 3.1% in September 2014, in contrast to the 11.9% drop in passenger traffic to Eastern Europe. The Middle East region showed an increase of 0.8% in September 2014, whereas passenger volume to destinations in the Far East climbed by 14.7%. The number of passengers flying to North America also increased, rising by 35.8% compared to September 2013.
The strategic investments of Flughafen Wien AG also developed well. Malta Airport reported a cumulative passenger growth of 7.2% in the period January-September 2014 to 3.4 million passengers. The number of passengers handled by Kosice Airport also rose by 54.2% in the same period to 299,039 passengers.
Results in detail
| September 2014 | Change in % | January – September 2014 |
Change in % | |
| Total number of passengers | 2,186,382 | +1.9 | 17,220,242 | +2.9 |
| Local passengers | 1,532,221 | +5.9 | 12,082,321 | +5.2 |
| Transfer passengers | 644,740 | -7.5 | 5,086,310 | -2.8 |
| Maximum take-off weight (tonnes) |
747,359 | +4.2 | 6,174,010 | +3.5 |
| Flight movements (arrivals + departures) |
20,832 | +0.7 | 175,683 | +0.2 |
| Cargo in tonnes (air cargo and trucking) |
24,190 | +5.4 | 199,615 | +7.3 |
Please address inquiries to the Press Office, Flughafen Wien AG
Peter Kleemann (+43-1-) 7007-23000, p.kleemann@viennaairport.com
Clemens Schleinzer (+43-1-) 7007-2239, c.schleinzer@viennaairport.com
Stefanie Tomanek (+43-1-) 7007-26939 s.tomanek@viennaairport.com