Traffic at Malta International Airport continued on its upward trend as the summer months set in, with May registering an increase of 14.4% in passenger numbers over the same time last year, the airport said in a statement this afternoon.

A total of 548,354 travellers passed through the airport in May, with over 68,000 more travellers welcomed last month when compared to 2016.

MIA noted that this increase in passenger numbers is equivalent to an extra 12 commercial aircraft carrying a full load of 180 passengers every day last month.

It added that this growth was fuelled by an upturn of 12.5% in aircraft movements and 15.1% in seat capacity. However, MIA said, seat load factor (SLF), which measures airlines’ efficiency in filling seats, decreased marginally by 0.9 percentage points and stood at 80.5%.

The United Kingdom tops the list of the airport’s top five market, followed by Italy, Germany, France, and Belgium. These markets have remain unchanged during the past months, MIA said.

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