27-Feb-2012 11:03 AM
Australia's domestic pax numbers down 3.5% in Dec-2011, load factor stable
Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reports (24-Feb-2012) the following traffic highlights for Australian domestic airlines in Dec-2011:
- Passenger numbers: 4.6 million, -3.5% year-on-year;
- Top 10 domestic city pairs:
- Melbourne-Sydney: 631,782, -5.7%;
- Brisbane-Sydney: 379,968, -3.6%;
- Brisbane-Melbourne: 279,043, +1.1%;
- Gold Coast-Sydney: 203,426, -3.8%;
- Adelaide-Melbourne: 166,317, -20.6%;
- Melbourne-Perth: 163,799, -2.6%;
- Perth-Sydney: 159,335, +2.2%;
- Gold Coast-Melbourne: 151,643, -4.9%;
- Adelaide-Sydney: 145,918, -9.1%;
- Hobart-Melbourne: 101,155, -13.8%;
- Load factor: 79%, +0.2 ppt;
- Melbourne-Sydney: 81.5%, -2.7 ppts;
- Brisbane-Sydney: 83.7%, -0.8 ppt;
- Brisbane-Melbourne: 79%, -1.4 ppts;
- Gold Coast-Sydney: 86%, +2.4 ppts;
- Adelaide-Melbourne: 81.7%, -2.2 ppts;
- Melbourne-Perth: 83.4%, -0.7 ppt;
- Perth-Sydney: 82.5%, +0.4 ppt;
- Gold Coast-Melbourne: 81.9%, +7.3 ppts;
- Adelaide-Sydney: 83.4%, -2.1 ppts;
- Hobart-Melbourne: 86.9%, +4.1 ppts;
- Passenger traffic (RPKs): -1.9%;
- Capacity (ASKs): -2.1%. [more - original PR]