- Özgür Töre

The effects of the global COVID-19 crisis continued to be clearly felt in May 2020 as the passenger volumes in the Flughafen Wien Group (Vienna Airport, Malta Airport, and Kosice Airport) fell by 99.4% to 23,283 travelers.
The number of passengers handled by Vienna Airport in the month of May 2020 was down by 99.3% year-on-year to 20,202 travellers. The number of local passengers fell by 99.1%, whereas transfer passengers decreased by 99.9%. The number of flight movements in May 2020 declined by 95.6% year-on-year. Cargo volume at Vienna Airport was down by 34.2% compared to the level of May 2019.
The total number of passengers at Vienna Airport flying to destinations in Western Europe and Eastern Europe decreased by 99.3% respectively in the month of May 2020. Passenger traffic to North America was down 100% from the prior-year month, similar to the 100% decrease in the number of passengers flying to Africa. Passenger volume to Middle Eastern destinations showed a drop of 99.4% in May 2020. The number of passengers travelling to destinations in the Far East fell by 98.8%.
Malta Airport reported a reduction in passenger volume of 99.5% in the month of May 2020, whereas Kosice Airport registered a 100% decline in the number of passengers it handled compared to the prior-year period.
Results in Detail: Traffic Development May 2020
Vienna Airport (VIE) |
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05/2020 |
Diff. % |
01-05/2020 |
Diff. % |
|
Passengers arr+dep+transit |
20,202 |
-99.3 |
4,952,422 |
-57.6 |
Local passengers arr+dep |
19,539 |
-99.1 |
3,983,829 |
-56.2 |
Transfer passengers arr+dep |
464 |
-99.9 |
962,574 |
-61.4 |
Flight movements arr+dep |
1,068 |
-95.6 |
50,641 |
-51.1 |
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) |
15,574 |
-34.2 |
93,437 |
-17.9 |
MTOW (in tonnes) |
95,335 |
-90.4 |
2,195,589 |
-48.2 |
Malta Airport (MLA, fully consolidated) |
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05/2020 |
Diff. % |
01-05/2020 |
Diff. % |
|
Passengers arr+dep+transit |
3,081 |
-99.5 |
1,014,502 |
-59.9 |
Local passengers arr+dep |
3,081 |
-99.5 |
1,006,958 |
-60.0 |
Transfer passengers arr+dep |
0 |
-100.0 |
7,366 |
-48.4 |
Flight movements arr+dep |
283 |
-94.2 |
9,009 |
-52.5 |
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) |
1,396 |
-1.5 |
6,513 |
-2.3 |
MTOW (in tonnes) |
11,897 |
-93.5 |
352,901 |
-50.7 |
Kosice Airport (KSC, consolidated at equity) |
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05/2020 |
Diff. % |
01-05/2020 |
Diff. % |
|
Passengers arr+dep+transit |
0 |
-100.0 |
49,887 |
-68.0 |
Local passengers arr+dep |
0 |
-100.0 |
49,887 |
-68.0 |
Transfer passengers arr+dep |
0 |
n.a. |
0 |
n.a. |
Flight movements arr+dep |
0 |
-100.0 |
773 |
-61.4 |
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) |
0 |
-100.0 |
4 |
-80.9 |
MTOW (in tonnes) |
0 |
-100.0 |
14,972 |
-66.4 |
Vienna Airport and strategic investments (VIE, MLA, KSC) |
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05/2020 |
Diff. % |
01-05/2020 |
Diff. % |
|
Passengers arr+dep+transit |
23,283 |
-99.4 |
6,016,811 |
-58.1 |
Local passengers arr+dep |
22,620 |
-99.2 |
5,040,674 |
-57.2 |
Transfer passengers arr+dep |
464 |
-99.9 |
969,940 |
-61.4 |
Flight movements arr+dep |
1,351 |
-95.5 |
60,423 |
-51.5 |
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) |
16,971 |
-32.3 |
99,954 |
-17.1 |
MTOW (in tonnes) |
107,232 |
-90.9 |
2,563,462 |
-48.7 |
Note: Total number of passengers includes local, transfer and transit passengers.
Traffic data adjusted.