Malaysia Airports announced Wednesday that total passenger movements surpassed 100 million in 2023, the first time since 2020, reaching 120 million passengers.
The airports' operator said in a statement that this showed a substantial recovery rate of 84.6 percent against 2019 levels.
Despite rising air fares, inflation and severe weather changes, local airports contributed significantly, registering a record breaking 81.9 million total passenger movements, a 77.8 percent recovery of 2019 levels.
In December 2023, airports in Malaysia experienced a further uptick in passenger traffic with a total of 7.7 million recorded, in line with long year-end holidays.
The international sector saw an 18 percent increase to 4 million from 3.4 million passengers in November 2023, while the domestic sector saw a 16 percent increase to 3.7 million from 3.2 million passengers.
Meanwhile, Malaysia's aviation remains firmly on a trajectory of recovery with a total of 72 airlines operating actively within Malaysia Airports' network of local airports at the end of 2023.
The 55 percent surge from the preceding year has also resulted in a robust connection to a total of 147 destinations, 113 international and 34 domestic destinations.
The encouraging traffic demand continued to be evident as the group recorded 4 million international passengers in Malaysia in December 2023, the highest since February 2020.
xinhua
