Fewer trips, increased traffic between Malta and Gozo between October-December
More passengers and vehicles crossed between Malta and Gozo in the last quarter of 2022 when compared to a year earlier, despite the fewer trips.
A total of 9,566 trips were carried out between October and December carrying 1.39 million passengers, according to the National Statistics Office.
October was the busiest month, recording 3,325 trips or 34% of the total trips for the quarter.
Sea transport between Mġarr and Ċirkewwa
A total of 1.31 million passengers travelled between Mġarr and Ċirkewwa, an increase of 23.2% when compared to the same quarter of 2021. The highest number of passengers - 508,840 or 38.7% - was recorded in October. When compared to the previous year, the number of vehicles increased by 12.9%, totalling 485,191.
The number of trips during the fourth quarter amounted to 8,886, an increase of 4.8% over the same period in 2021 (Table 2). October registered the highest number of trips totalling 3,074 or 34.6% of total trips for the quarter.
During January-December 2022, both passenger and vehicle traffic originating from Ċirkewwa was busiest on Fridays and Saturdays. On the other hand, from the Mġarr terminal, passenger traffic was highest on Sundays and...