Air Transport
In 2020 ...
... passenger
traffic at the MIA decreased by 76.0% when compared to 2019.
... UK
and Italy remained the two most popular destinations in terms of total
passengers’ movement,
registering decreases in passengers’ movement over 2019
by 79.9% and 76.8% respectively.
Sea Transport
... the
stock of vessels registered under the Maltese flag amounted to 8,168.
... cruise
liner embarkations from Malta and landings in Malta both decreased by 99.9%
over 2019.
... the
average rate of passengers and vehicles per trip crossing between Malta and
Gozo amounted to 130
and 53 respectively.
… passengers
carried between Valletta and The Three Cities totalled 179,249 (-68.7%), while
those carried
between Valletta and Sliema totalled 227,589 (-75.0%).
Road Transport
In 2020 ...
... the
number of reported traffic accidents decreased by 24.5% over 2019, with 34.7%
of these accidents
recorded in the Northern Harbour district.
... traffic
casualties decreased by 28.4% over 2019.
... injuries
sustained by 10 drivers, one passenger and one pedestrian proved fatal.
... the
stock of licensed motor vehicles increased at an average net rate of 13
vehicles per day.
... passenger
cars accounted for 76.6% of total licensed motor vehicles but motorcycle/e-bicycle/pa-bicycle
registered the largest increase at 6.1% over 2019.
... 59.3%
of total licensed motor vehicles had petrol engines.
… alternative
powered motor vehicles registered an increase of 26.5% over 2019.
… newly
licensed motor vehicles amounted to 19,480, or 27.3 per cent less than 2019.
... 58.50%
of newly licensed motor vehicles were used.
... the
number of licensed motor vehicles per 1,000 residents went up to 780 from 773
in 2019.
... The
Gozo and Comino district registered the highest number of vehicles per 1,000
residents at 1,179,
whereas the Northern Harbour registered the lowest ratio
with 618 vehicles per 1,000 residents.
... a
total of 172 vehicles were stolen, a decrease of 31.2% over 2019.
... a
total of 217,360 traffic-related contraventions were issued by the police, wardens
and Transport Malta.
Speed cameras’ contraventions totalled 43,269 or an
average of 118 per day.
... 36.6%
of total driving licence holders were aged between 40 and 59 years.
... Public
Transport commuters totalled 33,778,974, a decrease of 41.2% over 2019.
... total
distance travelled by all licensed vehicles in Malta was estimated to be almost
2,500 million km.
... passenger
cars were driven the most with 1,878 million km or 77.0% of the total distance
travelled.
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