MAHB travellers visitors declines 84pct in November

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MAHB reported Malaysia’s November traffic overall performance, particularly for the domestic sector, was impacted by the extension of conditional Motion Regulate Get (MCO)from October to December 6, 2020 that was also prolonged to practically all states in Peninsular Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd’s (MAHB) community of airports recorded 1.8 million passengers in November 2020, a decline of 84.2 per cent around November 2019.

In a filing to Bursa Malaysia today, MAHB said domestic and worldwide passenger actions recorded 1.3 million and 500,000 passengers with a decrease of 78.3 for each cent and 90.6 for each cent respectively as opposed to the identical period in 2019.  

On a final 12-month foundation, the complete MAHB network of airports declined by 61.9 for every cent with 53.6 million travellers.

MAHB claimed overall aircraft actions declined by 73.2 per cent more than November 2019.

Domestic and worldwide aircraft movements contracted by 68.3 for each cent and 80.8 for every cent respectively.

MAHB said Malaysia’s November site visitors performance, significantly for the domestic sector, was impacted by the extension of conditional Motion Regulate Order (MCO)from October to December 6, 2020 that was also prolonged to practically all states in Peninsular Malaysia.

“Nonetheless, KLIA (Kuala Lumpur Intercontinental Aiport) welcomed the return of Cathay Pacific Airways with just one flight weekly, right after a a few-12 months absence.

In whole, there were being 58 scheduled and constitution airways running at KLIA to 64 global places in 35 nations around the world, which include cargo flights to 21 nations in November.

“Also in November, Malaysia Airports’ motivation in guaranteeing the cleanliness and basic safety of passengers and the airport local community amid  Covid-19 has been recognised internationally with the recent validation by the British Criteria Establishment (BSI),” it stated.

In the meantime in Turkey, MAHB-owned Sabiha Gokcen Intercontinental Airport (SGIA) in Istanbul saw passenger movements marginally affected by the re-introduction of partial curfews on November 20, a measure imposed by the Turkish federal government due to the raising number of Covid-19 cases across the place.

Compared to November 2019, Istanbul SGIA experienced recorded 61 for every cent and 39 per cent of domestic and international passenger actions.

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