Australia reports 9.6% rise in Jun-2010 domestic pax: SYD-MEL soars 21.6%

Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reports (18-Aug-2010) the following traffic highlights for Australian domestic airlines in Jun-2010:

• Passenger numbers: 4.2 million, +9.6% year-on-year;
• Load factor: 76.3%, +0.3 ppt;
• Top 10 domestic city pairs:
  • Melbourne-Sydney: 619,949, +21.6%;
  • Brisbane-Sydney: 337,888, +3.6%;
  • Brisbane-Melbourne: 238,786, +16%;
  • Gold Coast-Sydney: 182,126, +19.9%;
  • Adelaide-Melbourne: 176,182, +7.2%;
  • Gold Coast-Melbourne: 134,933, +14%;
  • Adelaide-Sydney: 131,704, +16.7%:
  • Melbourne-Perth: 131,072, +1.8%;
  • Perth-Sydney: 115,483, +13.5%;
  • Brisbane-Cairns: 98,651, +2.1%. [more]