Malaysia Airports : August Passenger Traffic Fell From a Year Earlier Amid Border Closures

By Chester Tay

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd.'s total passenger traffic continues to improve on month, with volume in August surpassing 3.0 million passengers, or up 30% from July. However, this is still 74% lower from a year earlier amid international border closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Passenger traffic in August fell from a year earlier to 3.3 million passengers, the airport operator said in a stock exchange filing Friday.

In the first eight months of 2020, Malaysia Airports' passenger traffic was down 65% from a year earlier at 32.7 million.

Aircraft movement across Malaysia Airports' whole system was down 62% from a year earlier at 37,681 in August, and down 54% at 342,113 in the first eight months of 2020.

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