Malaysia airports records 52.7m passenger traffic in 2022 - MAHB

Malaysia's passenger traffic across all local network of airports operated by Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) gained momentum in 2022, registering a substantial increase to 52.7mi passenger movements compared with 10.72m passenger movements in 2021. "Domestic passenger movements recovery momentum continued in 2022 after the lifting of interstate travel ban on Oct 11 last year, recording 36.2m passengers for the year, reaching 69.6% of 2019 levels. "International passenger movements recorded a total of 16.5m passengers after 17 airlines resumed services to 32 cities, with the highest traffic to destinations in Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam, and India,” said MAHB in a statement. The airport operator said the annual growth in passenger movements was also supported by the introduction of new routes by 27 airlines to 38 cities. Among the cities with the highest growth in 2022 over 2021 were Denpasar-Bali, Lahore, Ujung Padang, Male, Brisbane, Bangkok, Perth, Phuket, Batam, and Bangalore. Overall, 59 airlines operated flights to 84 international and 35 domestic destinations last year, as compared to 48 airlines to 51 international and 32 domestic destinations in the preceding year, it said.<br/>