The division of the fourth quarter between Malta and Gozo is almost at 2019 levels
Passenger crossings between Malta and Gozo increased sharply in the last quarter of 2021 compared to 2020, and slightly lower than pre-COVID figures in 2019, official figures released on Monday show.
1,185,502 passengers used traditional and fast ferries between October and December, compared to 876,054 in the last quarter of 2020 and 1,355,243 in the last quarter of 2019.
Figures for 2021 show a large chunk of passenger traffic being taken by fast ferries, which took 118,714 passengers on trips between the City and Mgarr between October and the City.
The traditional ferry carried 1,066,788 passengers between Mgarr and Cirkewwa during the fourth quarter of 2021, an increase of 21.8 per cent compared to the corresponding quarter of 2020. The highest number of passengers was recorded in October – 392,221 or 36.8 percent of the total. for the quarter. Compared to the previous year, the number of vehicles increased by 10.0 percent, to a total of 429,806. The number of trips during the fourth quarter amounted to 8,479, an increase of 4.8 percent over the same period in 2020. December recorded the highest number of trips – 2,860 or 33.7 percent of total trips for the quarter.
The fast ferries from the City to Mgarr made 2,736 journeys. November saw the highest number of trips – 1,025 or 37.5 percent of total trips for the quarter, while the highest number of passengers in October was 46,853 or 39.5 percent for the quarter .
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