20-Dec-2011 10:57 AM
Australia's domestic pax numbers down 3.5% in Oct-2011, load factor up
Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reports (19-Dec-2011) the following traffic highlights for Australian domestic airlines in Oct-2011:
- Passenger numbers: 4.7 million, -3.5% year-on-year;
- Top 10 domestic city pairs:
- Melbourne-Sydney: 657,964, -5.7%;
- Brisbane-Sydney: 374,484, -7.1%;
- Brisbane-Melbourne: 286,730, +0.7%;
- Gold Coast-Sydney: 190,847, -6.0%;
- Adelaide-Melbourne: 179,183, -12.4%;
- Melbourne-Perth: 155,471, -0.8%;
- Gold Coast-Melbourne: 153,402, -4.7%;
- Perth-Sydney: 149,640, -2.2%;
- Adelaide-Sydney: 147,850, -9.9%;
- Brisbane-Cairns: 96,498, -7.7%;
- Load factor: 83%, +1.1 ppts;
- Melbourne-Sydney: 85.8%, +0.8 ppt;
- Brisbane-Sydney: 86%, +2.0 ppts;
- Brisbane-Melbourne: 85.1%, +0.6 ppt;
- Gold Coast-Sydney: 88%, +0.7 ppt;
- Adelaide-Melbourne: 87.4%, +2.6 ppts;
- Melbourne-Perth: 85.6%, +0.8 ppt;
- Gold Coast-Melbourne: 90.5%, +2.4 ppts;
- Perth-Sydney: 80.1%, -2.9 ppts;
- Adelaide-Sydney: 89.1%, +2.3 ppts;
- Brisbane-Cairns: 89%, +5.7 ppts;
- Passenger traffic (RPKs): -1.9%;
- Capacity (ASKs): -3.3%;
- Seats: -4.2%. [more - original PR]