January 2021 Traffic Results: Passenger decline continues in the new year – 240,118 Passengers in the Flughafen-Wien Group and 198,295 at Vienna Airport – Decline of 90.5% in Vienna
The aviation sector continues to be severely afflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the month of January 2021, passenger volume in the Flughafen Wien Group (Vienna Airport, Malta Airport and Kosice Airport) amounted to 240,118 travellers, comprising a year-on-year decline of 90.5% from the level of January 2020. Vienna Airport registered a drop of 90.5% to 198,295 passengers.
The number of passengers handled by Vienna Airport in the month of January 2021 declined by 90.5% in a year-on-year comparison to 198,295 travellers. The number of local passengers fell by 91.1%, whereas transfer passenger decreased by 88.9%. The number of flight movements in January 2021 was down by 80.9% from the prior-year month. Cargo volume at Vienna Airport fell 3.1% compared to the level of January 2020.
Passenger traffic to Western Europe fell by 91.1% in January 2021, whereas the number of passengers flying to Eastern Europe was down by 91.2% year on year. Passenger traffic to North America decreased by 87.4% from the prior-year month, and the number of passengers flying to Africa dropped by 86.7%. Passenger volume to Middle Eastern destinations showed a decline of 89.3% in January 2021. The number of passengers travelling to destinations in the Far East fell by 94.8%.
Malta Airport reported a reduction in passenger volume of 90.7% in the month of January 2021, Kosice Airport registered a decline of 87.3% in the number of passengers it handled compared to the prior-year period.
| 01/2021 | Diff.% | |
|---|---|---|
| Passengers arr+dep+transit | 198,295 | -90.5 |
| Local passengers arr+dep | 148,310 | -91.1 |
| Transfer passengers arr+dep | 47,366 | -88.9 |
| Flight movements arr+dep | 3,733 | -80.9 |
| Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 19,735 | -3.1 |
| MTOW (in tonnes) | 170,873 | -78.6 |
| 01/2021 | Diff.% | |
|---|---|---|
| Passengers arr+dep+transit | 38,938 | -90.7 |
| Local passengers arr+dep | 38,938 | -90.6 |
| Transfer passengers arr+dep | 0 | -100.0 |
| Flight movements arr+dep | 621 | -81.8 |
| Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 1,075 | -19.6 |
| MTOW (in tonnes) | 21,935 | -83.5 |
| 01/2021 | Diff.% | |
|---|---|---|
| Passengers arr+dep+transit | 2,885 | -87.3 |
| Local passengers arr+dep | 2,885 | -87.3 |
| Transfer passengers arr+dep | 0 | n.a. |
| Flight movements arr+dep | 38 | -88.3 |
| Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 0 | -100.0 |
| MTOW (in tonnes) | 1,134 | -82.2 |
Flughafen Wien Group (VIE, MLA, KSC)
| 01/2021 | Diff.% | |
|---|---|---|
| Passengers arr+dep+transit | 240,118 | -90.5 |
| Local passengers arr+dep | 190,133 | -90.9 |
| Transfer passengers arr+dep | 47,366 | -89.0 |
| Flight movements arr+dep | 4,392 | -81.1 |
| Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 20,810 | -4.1 |
| MTOW (in tonnes) | 193,942 | -79.3 |
Note: Total number of passengers includes local, transfer and transit passengers.
Traffic data adjusted.
This post was published on 13 February 2021 17:55
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