Traffic results at Vienna Airport in March 2022 improved considerably in comparison to March 2021, which was characterised by a low pandemic-related level of passenger traffic. The number of local passengers rose 534.9% year-on-year to 989,464, whereas transfer passenger traffic was up 329.1% to 244,968 travellers. The number of flight movements in March 2022 climbed 204.0% to 11,793 starts and landings. However, this is still only 56.4% of the pre-crisis level of March 2019. Cargo volume was up 2.1% from March 2021 to 22,001 tonnes.
Details on passenger traffic
Passenger traffic from Vienna Airport to Western Europe increased year-on-year in March 2022 to 438,740 travellers (+>500.0%).The number of passengers flying to Eastern Europe in March 2022 rose to 88.235, comprising a rise of 299.3%. Vienna Airport registered 12,439 passengers flying to North America (+>500.0%) and 15,508 to Africa (+434.8%). Passenger traffic to Middle Eastern destinations equalled 47.965 passengers, up more than 500.0% year-on-year. The number of passengers travelling to destinations in the Far East rose to 8,238 travellers (+231.8%).
Passenger traffic registered by the strategic investments of Flughafen Wien AG in March 2022 increased once again. Malta Airport reported a rise in passenger volume to 316,713 travellers (+888.7%), amounting to 66.3% of the pre-crisis level of March 2019. Kosice Airport reported handling 25,550 passengers (+1,651.2%), or 85.8% of the number of passengers it handled before the coronavirus crisis.
