Mozambique Airlines (LAM) traffic increased by 58% in the month of August compared to 2020, the company announced this Tuesday.

"LAM carried a total of 32,628 passengers in August 2021" when "in the same period in 2020 it carried 20,652," reads the statement.

The busiest routes were the routes connecting Maputo and Nampula (the country's most populous province), with 6,832 passengers, and Maputo-Beira, with 6,503.

Mozambique is experiencing more relief from covid-19 related restrictions compared to 2020 and several economic indicators have pointed in the direction of recovery.

The country records a decrease in all epidemiological indicators after the peak of the third wave of infections in July.

LAM also announced this Tuesday that its punctuality index "was 88% for a universe of 688 departures, meaning a growth of one percentage point compared to the month of August 2020, in which recorded punctuality was 87% for a total of 395 departures." 

Lusa Agency