Sea transport between Malta and Gozo during the first quarter of this year registered increases in trips, passengers and vehicles when compared to the corresponding quarter of 2021, the National Statistics Office said today.

Regarding sea transport between Malta and Gozo, between January and March this yea, a total of 9,402 trips were carried out, carrying 1,029,237 passengers.

The NSO noted that March was the busiest month recording a total of 3,592 trips or 38.2% of total trips for the quarter.

For sea transport between Mgarr and Cirkewwa, there were a total of 961,978 passengers that travelled between Mgarr and Cirkewwa during the first quarter, this was an increase of 35.3% when compared to the corresponding quarter of last year.

The highest number of passengers was recorded in March – 348,171 or 36.2% of the total for the quarter, the NSO said.

When compared to the previous year, the number of vehicles increased by 20.6%, totalling 406,285.

The number of trips during the first quarter amounted to 7,883, an increase of 28.4% over the same period in 2021. March registered the highest number of trips – 3,012 or 38.2% of total trips for the quarter.

During January-March 2022, both passenger and vehicle traffic originating from Cirkewwa was busiest on Fridays and Saturdays. On the other hand, from the Mgarr terminal, passenger traffic was highest on Sundays and Saturdays, while the highest number of vehicles were recorded on Sundays and Mondays, the NSO said.

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