Regulatory Filings • Mar 10, 2025
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Date of Announcement 10 March 2025 Reference 423/2025 In terms of Chapter 5 of the Capital Market Rules
A total of 560,553 passengers travelled through Malta International Airport in February, leading the company to post growth of 18.2 per cent over the same month in 2024. This result was observed in line with a 22.8 per cent increase in aircraft movements.
Traffic peaked towards the end of February, as 26,119 passengers travelled to and from Malta International Airport on 167 flights.
Seat capacity deployed by airlines climbed 21.1 per cent to stand at 696,519 seats, while seat occupancy rates averaged 80.5 per cent.
The airport's top drivers of passenger traffic remained unchanged from the previous month, with Malta International Airport's most connected market, Italy, retaining the top spot on the market leaderboard with a share of 19.2 per cent.
Following closely behind with a market share of 18.3 per cent was the United Kingdom, which continued to perform well as it registered growth of 18.0 per cent over the same month in 2024.
The most substantial growth was registered by the Polish market (+55.9 per cent), which captured 11.4 per cent of February's market share. Ryanair and Wizz Air currently connect Malta International Airport to 8 airports in Poland, contributing to this market's increasing popularity.
The fourth and fifth most popular markets for the month were Germany (7.1 per cent market share) and Spain (6.2 per cent market share).
Signed:
Louis de Gabriele Company Secretary
About Malta International Airport
Malta International Airport welcomed 8.96 million passengers in 2024, registering growth of almost 15% over the previous year. A flight schedule that connected the Maltese Islands to 109 destinations was in part the driver of this result.
The Company continued to invest in the airport campus throughout the year, with one of the most significant achievements being the inauguration of four new aircraft parking stands as part of the Apron 8 South project. New CT scanners at the Security Screening Area and the addition of a new baggage reclaim belt were two other noteworthy investments for 2024 that have contributed to an improved airport experience.
The year 2024 was significant in terms of achievements related to sustainability. The Company published its first Net Zero Carbon Plan and satisfied all criteria to be able to progress to Level 3 of the Airport Carbon Accreditation programme. The Company also kick-started works on a new €4 million photovoltaic farm in the last quarter of the year.
A decade of the Malta Airport Foundation, an independently administered non-profit organisation, was celebrated in 2024. The Foundation has been instrumental in supporting different entities in preserving and promoting the Maltese Islands' cultural, artistic and environmental heritage. Malta International Airport plc is a public company listed on the Malta Stock Exchange, with its shareholders being the Malta Mediterranean Link Consortium (40%), with Flughafen Wien AG owning a 96% share, the Government of Malta (20%), the general public (29.9%), and VIE Malta Limited (10.1%).
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