August 2013 – best month ever for MIA

Over half a million passengers passed through the airport last month – an all time record for the Malta International Airport, MIA. MIA said that 10 years ago the airport had a throughput of 355,000 passenger movements in August. This reflected an increase of 43 %, or 152,000 passenger movements.“These figures are a reflection of Malta’s exceptional recent performance in the tourism industry,” MIA CEO Markus Klaushofer said. Tourism Minister Karmenu Vella warmly welcomed the announcement which he described as a milestone for MIA and the tourism industry. He said this year’s results were extremely positive and emphasised that more effort would now be made to continue increasing numbers in the shoulder and winter months to further ensure the sustainability of this vital industry for Malta’s economy.