Vienna Airport: minus 1.3% in passengers during September 2013, Cargo with year-on-year increase of 13.8%

The number of passengers handled by Vienna Airport in September 2013 declined by 1.3% year-on-year to 2,145,988. Cargo traffic rose by 13.8% during this same period.

Flight movements declined by 4.5%, while maximum take-off weight was 0.6% lower. The number of local passengers fell by 2.2% in comparison with September 2012. The number of transfer passengers using Vienna Airport in September 2013 rose by 0.7% year-on-year.

Passenger traffic to Eastern Europe was 2.0% lower than in September of the previous year. The number of passengers travelling to Western Europe was a slight 0.1% higher, while the Middle East recorded a decline of 3.9% in September 2013.