KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — Passenger movement on Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd’s (MAHB) network of airports grew 28.1 per cent year-on-year to 3.3 million passengers in July 2021, surpassing the 3 million mark for the first time this year.
In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, the airport operator said this was mainly contributed by Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SGIA)’s traffic recovery following the easing of curfews since early June.
It said domestic and international sectors increased by 198.7 per cent and 0.9 per cent respectively compared to the same period in 2020, recording 1.1 million and 2.2 million passengers respectively.
“On a last-twelve-month basis, the total MAHB network of airports registered a contraction of 68 per cent to 28.8 million passengers.
“Overall aircraft movements declined by one per cent with international movements registering a growth of 105.2 per cent while domestic movements contracted by 22.8 per cent over July 2020,” it said.
MAHB said its airports in Malaysia registered 300,000 passengers in July 2021, a contraction of 80.1 per cent over July 2020.
It said the international and domestic sectors recorded a reduction of 20.2 per cent and 84.6 per cent to 73,000 and 189,000 passengers respectively.
“International aircraft movements registered a growth of 31.4 per cent, while domestic aircraft movements declined by 57.6 per cent respectively.
Meanwhile, it said SGIA’s passengers continued to register growth with an increase of 141.8 per cent in July 2021 over the same period last year, totalling 3 million passengers.
“International and domestic passenger movements increased by 275 per cent and 106.5 per cent with close to 1 million and 2 million passengers respectively.
“Total aircraft movements increased by 110 per cent. International and domestic aircraft movements recorded an increase of 204.7 per cent and 77.8 per cent respectively over July 2020,” it said.
On another note, it said cargo movements in Malaysia recorded a growth of 13.6 per cent for July 2021 over July 2020, resulting in an increase of 50 per cent in aircraft movements carrying cargo.
— Bernama
