During the second quarter of 2019, sea transport between Malta and Gozo registered increases compared to the corresponding quarter of 2018, the NSO said today.

Sea Transport between Malta and Gozo: Q2/2019

A total of 1,575,472 passengers travelled between Malta and Gozo during the second quarter this year, up by 2.6 per cent when compared to the corresponding quarter in 2018. The highest number of passengers was recorded in June - 534,433 or 33.9 per cent of the total for the quarter. The number of vehicles increased by 7.5 per cent, totalling 454,818 (Tables 1 and 2).

The number of trips amounted to 6,289, an increase of 8.9 per cent over the same period in 2018 (Table 1). The majority of trips took place in June - 2,318 or 36.9 per cent of total trips for the quarter (Table 2).

January-June

During this period, passenger traffi  c originating from Ċirkewwa was busiest on Friday and Saturday, whereas highest numbers from Mġarr were recorded on Sunday and Saturday.