The number of local passengers at Vienna Airport rose to 1,692,148, comprising a 16.7% increase vs. November 2022, whereas transfer passenger traffic fell slightly to 410,520 travellers (-4.1%). The number of flight movements in November 2023 climbed to 16,605 starts and landings (+10.5%). Cargo volume equalled 21,969 tonnes, up 2.4% from November 2022.
Details on passenger traffic
Passenger traffic from Vienna Airport to Western Europe rose to 866,721 travellers in November 2023, comprising an increase of 11.5% compared to the prior-year month. The number of passengers flying to Eastern Europe in November 2023 amounted to 155,771 travellers (+1.4%). Vienna Airport reported a total of 25,225 passengers flying to North America (+7.5%) and 27,869 (+13.5%) to Africa. Passenger traffic to destinations in the Middle East in November 2023 totalled 56,176 travellers (-7.6%), whereas the number of passengers flying to East Asia climbed to 37,126 (+39.6%) in the month of November 2023.
Passenger traffic registered by the strategic investments of Flughafen Wien AG in November 2023 already surpassed the pre-crisis level. Malta Airport reported a rise in passenger volume in November 2023 to 528,923 travellers (+21.8%), or 7.2% higher than the pre-crisis level of November 2019. Kosice Airport handled 31,566 passengers (+10.5%) in November 2023, thus 34.5% above the comparable pre-crisis level.