Malta International Airport (MIA) reported a net profit of €50.6 million for the first nine months of 2026, a significant increase of 22.2 per cent from the corresponding period last year.

MIA’s revenue amounted to €136.5 million, an increase of just over 15 per cent from 2025 that the airport attributed to continued growth in passenger traffic.

Indeed, MIA recorded over 8.7 million movements between January and September, an increase of just over 15 per cent from 2025, with passenger volumes exceeding the one-million mark every month throughout the second and third quarters.

Passenger movements in October also reached 1,049,778, a strong performance registered on the back of a 6.6 per cent increase in aircraft movements. The UK topped October’s market leaderboard with a market share of 21 per cent, followed by Italy, Poland, Germany, and France.

As a result of higher demand, the airport’s staff costs increased by 5.9 per cent and its other operating expenses increased by 10.9 per cent.

Its capital expenditure for the first nine months of the year amounted to €41.9 million, mainly due to works on the Eastwards Expansion of the terminal and the ongoing construction of SkyParks Business Centre 2.