Vienna Airport registers ongoing strong passenger growth compared to 2022 but is still below the pre-crisis level. Total passenger volume in the Flughafen Wien Group (Vienna Airport, Malta Airport and Kosice Airport) rose 13.8% in November 2023 to 2,669,896 travellers, whereas the number of passengers handled by Vienna Airport was up by 12.0% to 2,109,407 travellers compared to the prior-year month of November 2022. Accordingly, the passenger volume in the Group and at Vienna Airport was 91.8% and 88.2% respectively of the November 2019 level.
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.
Details on the traffic results for November 2023 can be found in the table below.
Traffic development November 2023
Vienna Airport (VIE)
11/2023 | 11/2022 | 11/2019 | 01-11/2023 |
Diff. % 2022 |
Diff. % 2019 | |
Passengers arr+dep+transit | 2,109,407 | 1,884,149 | 2,391,208 | 27,344,500 | +25.7 | -6.3 |
Local passengers arr+dep | 1,692,148 | 1,450,618 | 1,862,657 | 21,024,894 | +29.3 | -5.8 |
Transfer passengers arr+dep | 410,520 | 427,908 | 523,172 | 6,246,400 | +15.1 | -7.2 |
Flight movements arr+dep | 16,605 | 15,025 | 20,600 | 204,605 | +18.1 | -16.9 |
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 21,969 | 21,452 | 26,606 | 224,481 | -2.6 | -14.0 |
MTOW (in tonnes) | 709,045 | 625,170 | 839,263 | 8,570,841 | +18.7 | -14.5 |
Malta Airport (MLA, fully consolidated)
11/2023 | 11/2022 | 11/2019 | 01-11/2023 |
Diff. % 2022 |
Diff. % 2019 | |
Passengers arr+dep+transit | 528,923 | 434,119 | 493,201 | 7,274,000 | +34.0 | +6.5 |
Local passengers arr+dep | 527,936 | 432,955 | 489,377 | 7,246,645 | +33.7 | +6.7 |
Transfer passengers arr+dep | 986 | 1,162 | 3,796 | 27,338 | +204.6 | -36.0 |
Flight movements arr+dep | 3,503 | 2,917 | 3,642 | 47,591 | +27.4 | -1.3 |
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 1,865 | 1,406 | 1,563 | 17,528 | +16.4 | +18.0 |
MTOW (in tonnes) | 139,974 | 115,003 | 140,115 | 1,861,897 | +28.8 | +1.5 |
Flughafen Kosice (KSC, consolidated at equity)
11/2023 | 11/2022 | 11/2019 | 01-11/2023 |
Diff. % 2022 |
Diff. % 2019 | |
Passengers arr+dep+transit | 31,566 | 28,554 | 23,461 | 588,138 | +14.8 | +10.9 |
Local passengers arr+dep | 31,566 | 28,519 | 23,461 | 588,138 | +14.9 | +10.9 |
Transfer passengers arr+dep | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n.a. | n.a. |
Flight movements arr+dep | 276 | 230 | 340 | 4,349 | +4.3 | -23.5 |
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +34.9 | -96.5 |
MTOW (in tonnes) | 8,296 | 7,131 | 6,500 | 142,521 | +3.4 | -1.8 |
Vienna Airport and strategic investments (VIE, MLA, KSC)
11/2023 | 11/2022 | 11/2019 | 01-11/2023 |
Diff. % 2022 |
Diff. % 2019 | |
Passengers arr+dep+transit | 2,669,896 | 2,346,822 | 2,907,870 | 35,206,638 | +27.1 | -3.7 |
Local passengers arr+dep | 2,251,650 | 1,912,092 | 2,375,495 | 28,859,677 | +30.0 | -2.6 |
Transfer passengers arr+dep | 411,506 | 429,070 | 526,968 | 6,273,738 | +15.5 | -7.4 |
Flight movements arr+dep | 20,384 | 18,172 | 24,582 | 256,545 | +19.4 | -14.5 |
Cargo arr+dep (in tonnes) | 23,834 | 22,858 | 28,170 | 242,010 | -1.5 | -12.3 |
MTOW (in tonnes) | 857,315 | 747,304 | 985,878 | 10,575,259 | +20.1 | -11.9 |
Note: Total number of passengers includes local, transfer and transit passengers, Traffic data adjusted.
Disclaimer
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