Gozo Channel registered increases in trips, passengers, and vehicles during the second quarter when compared to last year, the National Statistics Office said today.

According to the latest data, 907,453 passengers travelled between Malta and Gozo during the second quarter of 2021, an increase of 56.1% when compared to the corresponding quarter of 2020, when there were travel restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The highest number of passengers was recorded in June – 383,386 or 42.2% of the total for the quarter.

The NSO said that when compared to quarter two of 2020, the number of vehicles increased by 45.0%, totalling 409,569.

There were 7,255 trips made, an increase of 36.0% over the same period in 2020. The majority of trips took place in June – 2,717 or 37.5% of total trips for the quarter.

During January-June, both passenger and vehicle traffic originating from Cirkewwa was busiest on Fridays and Saturdays. On the other hand, from the Mgarr terminal, passenger and vehicle traffic was highest on Sundays followed by Mondays.

Photo by Alain Salvary

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