Vienna Airport has published its May 2019 traffic performance results.
The number of passengers handled by Vienna Airport in the month of May 2019 rose by 24.4% compared to the prior-year month to 2.87 million travellers. The number of local passengers increased sharply by 29.5%, and transfer passenger volume was up by 6.6%.
The number of flight movements in May 2019 also showed a substantial increase of 15.8% year-on-year. Cargo volume at Vienna Airport dropped slightly by 1.5% from the comparable level of May 2018.
The total number of passengers at Vienna Airport flying to destinations in Western Europe climbed by 22.4% in May 2019, and passenger traffic to Eastern Europe increased by 24.9%. Passengers from the Far East increased by 28.8% from the prior-year month, and passenger volume to Middle Eastern destinations was up by 11.9%.
Meanwhile, passenger volume to North America also showed a clearly positive development, rising by 43.5% in May 2019. The number of passengers travelling to Africa increased by 21.5% year-on-year.