A total of 1,146,490 passengers travelled between Malta and Gozo during the first quarter this year, up by 2.3% when compared to the corresponding quarter in 2018, the National Statistics Office said.

The highest number of passengers was recorded in March - 477,945.

The number of vehicles travelling between Malta and Gozo, increased by 7.1%, totalling 363,460.

The number of trips amounted to 5,449, an increase of 3.6% over the same period in 2018. The majority of trips took place in March - 2,034.

During this period, passenger traffic originating from Ċirkewwa was busiest on Fridays, whereas highest numbers from Mġarr were recorded on Sundays and Saturdays.