3-Jul-2012 11:44 AM
Australian domestic pax numbers stable in Apr-2012, load factor down
Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reported (02-Jul-2012) the following traffic highlights for Australian domestic passenger airlines in Apr-2012:
- Passenger numbers: 4.6 million, stable year-on-year;
- Top ten domestic city pairs:
- Melbourne-Sydney: 645,500, -3.3%;
- Brisbane-Sydney: 355,400, -5.6%;
- Brisbane-Melbourne: 263,900, -1.8%;
- Gold Coast-Sydney: 194,400, +4.4%;
- Adelaide-Melbourne: 175,200, -14.2%;
- Melbourne-Perth: 170,600, +5.2%;
- Perth-Sydney: 151,300, +5.0%;
- Adelaide-Sydney: 148,000, -3.5%;
- Gold Coast-Melbourne: 143,500, +3.9%;
- Hobart-Melbourne: 99,300, -0.4%;
- Load factor: 77.5%, -1.4 ppts;
- Melbourne-Sydney: 77.5%, -5.9 ppts;
- Brisbane-Sydney: 80.2%, -1.3 ppts;
- Brisbane-Melbourne: 79.2%, -2.6 ppts;
- Gold Coast-Sydney: 83.3%, -4.7 ppts;
- Adelaide-Melbourne: 83.3%, -0.6 ppt;
- Melbourne-Perth: 80.9%, -1.6 ppts;
- Perth-Sydney: 79.4%, -2.6 ppts;
- Adelaide-Sydney: 79.9%, -4.5 ppts;
- Gold Coast-Melbourne: 80.8%, -1.1 ppts;
- Hobart-Melbourne: 84.5%, -6.6 ppts;
- Passenger traffic (RPKs): +1.4%;
- Capacity (seats): 6.1 million, +3.2%;
- Aircraft movements: 51,809, +2.6%. [more - original PR]