In the month of March 2021, passenger volume in the Flughafen Wien Group (Vienna Airport, Malta Airport and Kosice Airport) amounted to 249,125 travellers, comprising a year-on-year decline of 74.7% from the level of March 2020.
Vienna Airport registered a drop of 73.3% to 215,637 passengers. However, this doesn’t mean a weakening of the downward trend, on the contrary, the baseline is significantly lower – even the comparative month of March 2020 was already characterized by sharp passenger declines.
March 2021 at Vienna Airport: passenger traffic down 73.3%
The number of passengers handled by Vienna Airport in the month of March 2021 declined by 73.3% in a year-on-year comparison to 215,637 travellers.The number of local passengers fell by 76.3%, whereas transfer passenger decreased by 62.1%.
The number of flight movements in March 2021 was down by 63.0% from the prior-year month.
Cargo volume at Vienna Airport fell 1.3% compared to the level of March 2020\
Passenger traffic from Vienna Airport to Western Europe fell by 72.5% in March 2021, whereas the number of passengers flying to Eastern Europe was down by 70.9% year on year.
Passenger traffic to North America decreased by 77.3% from the prior-year month, and the number of passengers flying to Africa dropped by 75.5%.
Passenger volume to Middle Eastern destinations showed a decline of 57.9% in March 2021.
The number of passengers travelling to destinations in the Far East fell by 81.0% from the previous year.
Malta Airport reported a reduction in passenger volume of 81.1% in the month of March 2021, whereas Kosice Airport registered a decline of 77.3% in the number of passengers it handled compared to the prior-year period.
Traffic Development March 2021
Vienna Airport (VIE) | ||||
03/2021 | Diff.% | 01-03/2021 | Diff.% | |
Passengers arr+dep+transit | 215,637 | -73.3 | 572,718 | -88.4 |
Local passengers arr+dep | 155,837 | -76.3 | 426,262 | -89.2 |
Transfer passengers arr+dep | 57,092 | -62.1 | 139,542 | -85.5 |
Flight movements arr+dep | 3,879 | -63.0 | 10,418 | -78.6 |
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 21,862 | -1.3 | 60,172 | -5.0 |
MTOW (in tonnes) | 183,502 | -60.0 | 496,037 | -75.4 |
Malta Airport (MLA, fully consolidated) | ||||
03/2021 | Diff.% | 01-03/2021 | Diff.% | |
Passengers arr+dep+transit | 32,033 | -81.1 | 98,495 | -90.2 |
Local passengers arr+dep | 31,972 | -81.0 | 98,216 | -90.2 |
Transfer passengers arr+dep | 50 | -95.3 | 266 | -96.4 |
Flight movements arr+dep | 499 | -73.3 | 1,562 | -81.6 |
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 1,425 | +16.7 | 3,742 | -5.4 |
MTOW (in tonnes) | 18,207 | -74.7 | 55,706 | -83.2 |
Kosice Airport (KSC, consolidated at equity) | ||||
03/2021 | Diff.% | 01-03/2021 | Diff.% | |
Passengers arr+dep+transit | 1,455 | -77.3 | 6,131 | -87.7 |
Local passengers arr+dep | 1,455 | -77.3 | 6,131 | -87.7 |
Transfer passengers arr+dep | 0 | n.a. | 0 | n.a. |
Flight movements arr+dep | 18 | -87.0 | 72 | -90.7 |
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 0 | -100.0 | 0 | -100.0 |
MTOW (in tonnes) | 621 | -76.6 | 2,335 | -84.4 |
Vienna Airport and strategic investments (VIE, MLA, KSC) | ||||
03/2021 | Diff.% | 01-03/2021 | Diff.% | |
Passengers arr+dep+transit | 249,125 | -74.7 | 677,344 | -88.7 |
Local passengers arr+dep | 189,264 | -77.2 | 530,609 | -89.4 |
Transfer passengers arr+dep | 57,142 | -62.3 | 139,808 | -85.6 |
Flight movements arr+dep | 4,396 | -64.8 | 12,052 | -79.2 |
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 23,287 | -0.3 | 63,913 | -5.0 |
MTOW (in tonnes) | 202,330 | -62.1 | 554,078 | -76.5 |
Tags: passenger numbers, Vienna Airport
