KUALA LUMPUR: Total passenger traffic improved to 8.7 million in the primary quarter of this yr (Q1 2022) — the highest since the beginning of the pandemic, mentioned the Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM).
Due to the low base impact, passenger traffic grew 415.6 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in contrast with -91.2 per cent y-o-y in the identical quarter final yr.
In a press release at the moment, MAVCOM government chairman Datuk Seri Saripuddin Kasim mentioned following the easing of journey restrictions in Malaysia, the aviation business has made additional progress in its restoration from the pandemic as indicated by the rise in whole passenger traffic in early 2022.
“With the reopening of the nation’s worldwide borders since April 2022, we’ve got continued to see an uptick, pushed by pent-up demand for journey.
“While we perceive the general public stays cautious in the face of world conflicts and current financial uncertainties, the fee stays optimistic that the aviation sector will proceed to get well in 2022 with the appropriate measures in place,” he mentioned.
In the biannual business report, MAVCOM mentioned home passenger traffic accounted for 88.8 per cent of whole traffic in Q1.
It additionally reported that whole cargo quantity recorded a development of 5.9 per cent y-o-y in Q1 2022, pushed by the return of stomach cargo capability following the gradual resumption of worldwide flights.
This translated right into a development in cargo quantity to five.1 billion in phrases of freight tonne-kilometres (FTK), up from 4.8 billion FTK in Q1 2021, it mentioned. – Bernama
