Gozo Channel has registered decreases in then number of trips, passengers and vehicles during the first quarter of this year when compared to 2020, the National Statistics Office has said.

The ongoing restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic meant that a total of 710,749 passengers travelled between Malta and Gozo during the first quarter, which was a decrease of 31.5% when compared to last year.

February saw the highest number of passengers – 261,636 or 36.8% of the total for the quarter. When compared to the previous year, the number of vehicles decreased by 5.7% totalling 336,816.

There were 6,139 trips during this period, a decrease of 16.2% over 2020. The majority of trips took place in March – 2,110 or 34.4% of total trips for the quarter.

The NSO noted that during January-March, both passenger and vehicle traffic originating from Cirkewwa was busiest on Friday and Saturday. On the other hand, from Mgarr terminal, passenger traffic was highest on Sunday and Saturday, while the highest numbers for vehicles were recorded on Sunday and Monday.

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