Vienna Airport with More Passengers in the First Half-Year

Cargo volume increased by 9.1 percent to 154,001 tons. In the entire Vienna Airport Group (Vienna Airport, Malta Airport, and Kosice Airport), passenger numbers rose by 4.7 percent to 19.598 million travelers in the first half of the year, the airport announced in a press release on Tuesday.

In June, however, passenger traffic at Vienna Airport slightly decreased by 0.4 percent to 3.008 million. The airport operator cited "the conflict situation between Iran and Israel" as the reason for the slight decline. However, the numbers remain "at a high level."

More Travelers to Eastern Europe, North America, and the Far East

The number of passengers to Western Europe at Vienna Airport decreased to 1.052 million (-0.8 percent compared to the previous year) in June. To Eastern Europe, there were 271,063 passengers (+2.1 percent). The airport recorded 45,225 travelers to North America (+3.3 percent) and 26,980 to Africa (-2.9 percent). Due to the military conflict between Iran and Israel, passenger traffic to the Near and Middle East dropped to 55,103 passengers (-24.5 percent). 54,100 passengers (+28.5 percent) traveled to the Far East.

Rising passenger numbers are also reported by Vienna Airport's subsidiaries: Malta Airport recorded 923,374 passengers in June (+7.5 percent). At Kosice Airport, passenger traffic increased to 99,383 travelers (+9.5 percent).

(APA/Red)

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