6.6% increase in Gozo crossings

The National Statistics Office today said that in the second quarter of the year, sea transport between Malta and Gozo registered increases in vehicles, commuters and trips when compared to the corresponding quarter of 2012.

A total of 1,150,990 commuters travelled between Malta and Gozo during the second quarter this year, an increase of 6.6% when compared to the corresponding quarter in 2012.

The highest number of commuters was recorded in June - 397,266 or 34.5% of the total for the quarter. The number of vehicles carried by scheduled vessels went up by 7%, totalling 293,446.

The number of trips in the period under review stood at 4,792, an increase of 1.1% over the corresponding period last year. The majority of trips took place in June - 1,660 or 34.6% of total trips for the second quarter.