Mozambique Airlines (LAM) has announced that it carried a total of 29,923 passengers in January 2021, compared to 53,249 travelers on its aircraft in the same period in 2020, representing a 44% decrease, due to the covid-19 pandemic.
The three largest routes in terms of passengers carried were Maputo-Nampula-Maputo with 6,438 passengers, Maputo-Beira-Maputo with 4,793, Maputo-Tete-Maputo with 4,226 and Maputo-Pemba-Maputo with 3,706, passengers carried.
In a press release, the General Management of LAM also made it known that the
company also recorded, in the month of January 2021, an operational punctuality index of 91% in a universe of 608 departures, meaning an increase of three percentage points compared to the same period in 2020, where the punctuality recorded was 88% for a total of 1,088 departures.
“Among the stopovers analyzed in the period in reference, we highlight those of Chimoio, Tete, and Johannesburg with a record of 100%, Maputo 93% and Nampula with 92% punctuality,” says LAM.
Meanwhile, and in response to market demand, the flag carrier has increased the frequency of flights to Quelimane, with more flights scheduled on Wednesdays between Quelimane-Beira and Saturdays between Beira and Quelimane.
Similarly, there will be flights between Quelimane-Tete on Fridays and Tete Quelimane on Sundays.
