Traffic results at Vienna Airport in March 2022 improved considerably in comparison to March 2021, which was characterized 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 travelers.
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 travelers (+>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 equaled 47.965 passengers, up more than 500.0% year-on-year.
The number of passengers traveling to destinations in the Far East rose to 8,238 travelers (+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 travelers (+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.
Traffic Development March 2022
Vienna Airport (VIE) |
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03/2022 |
03/2021 |
03/2019 |
01-03/2022 |
Diff. % 2021 |
Diff. % |
|
Passengers arr+dep+transit |
1,239,741 |
215,637 |
2,365,089 |
2,933,472 |
+412.2 |
-51.6 |
Local passengers arr+dep |
989,464 |
155,837 |
1,831,123 |
2,350,059 |
+451.3 |
-50.9 |
Transfer passengers arr+dep |
244,968 |
57,092 |
512,190 |
570,586 |
+308.9 |
-54.0 |
Flight movements arr+dep |
11,793 |
3,879 |
20,909 |
30,329 |
+191.1 |
-46.2 |
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) |
22,001 |
21,547 |
25,197 |
61,030 |
+2.0 |
-8.4 |
MTOW (in tonnes) |
503,999 |
183,502 |
858,517 |
1,308,737 |
+163.8 |
-43.3 |
Malta Airport (MLA, fully consolidated) |
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03/2022 |
03/2021 |
03/2019 |
01-03/2022 |
Diff. % 2021 |
Diff. % |
|
Passengers arr+dep+transit |
316,713 |
32,033 |
477,533 |
672,965 |
+583.3 |
-44.1 |
Local passengers arr+dep |
316,300 |
31,972 |
475,133 |
672,046 |
+584.3 |
-43.9 |
Transfer passengers arr+dep |
410 |
50 |
2,382 |
912 |
+242.9 |
-83.1 |
Flight movements arr+dep |
2,663 |
499 |
3,499 |
5,990 |
+283.2 |
-37.2 |
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) |
1,207 |
1,425 |
1,348 |
3,462 |
-7.5 |
-11.6 |
MTOW (in tonnes) |
102,121 |
18,207 |
133,080 |
230,583 |
+313.4 |
-36.3 |
Kosice Airport (KSC, consolidated at equity) |
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03/2022 |
03/2021 |
03/2019 |
01-03/2022 |
Diff. % 2021 |
Diff. % |
|
Passengers arr+dep+transit |
25,550 |
1,459 |
29,792 |
53,910 |
+778.7 |
-35.8 |
Local passengers arr+dep |
25,550 |
1,459 |
29,792 |
53,910 |
+778.7 |
-35.6 |
Transfer passengers arr+dep |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Flight movements arr+dep |
242 |
18 |
381 |
500 |
+594.4 |
-55.0 |
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
n.a. |
-100.0 |
MTOW (in tonnes) |
7,759 |
621 |
7,947 |
16,213 |
+594.3 |
-32.0 |
Vienna Airport and strategic investments (VIE, MLA, KSC) |
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03/2022 |
03/2021 |
03/2019 |
01-03/2022 |
Diff. % 2021 |
Diff. % |
|
Passengers arr+dep+transit |
1,582,004 |
249,129 |
2,872,414 |
3,660,347 |
+440.4 |
-50.2 |
Local passengers arr+dep |
1,331,314 |
189,268 |
2,336,048 |
3,076,015 |
+479.7 |
-49.3 |
Transfer passengers arr+dep |
245,378 |
57,142 |
514,572 |
571,498 |
+308.8 |
-54.1 |
Flight movements arr+dep |
14,698 |
4,396 |
24,789 |
36,819 |
+205.5 |
-45.0 |
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) |
23,208 |
22,972 |
26,549 |
64,492 |
+1.5 |
-8.6 |
MTOW (in tonnes) |
613,879 |
202,330 |
999,544 |
1,555,533 |
+180.7 |
-42.2 |
Note: Total number of passengers includes local, transfer and transit passengers,
Traffic data adjusted.