21-Jul-2014 11:17 AM
Australia's domestic pax numbers stable at 4.6m in May-2014, capacity (seats) up 1% to 6.5m
Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reports (18-Jul-2014) the following traffic highlights for Australian domestic airlines in May-2014:
- Passenger numbers: 4.6 million, +0.1% year-on-year;
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- Top ten domestic city pairs:
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- Melbourne-Sydney: 684,457, +1.8%;
- Brisbane-Sydney: 363,017, +2.4%;
- Brisbane-Melbourne: 253,729, +1.8%;
- Gold Coast-Sydney: 192,800, +6.7%;
- Adelaide-Melbourne: 186,482, +6.6%;
- Melbourne-Perth: 163,765, -3.6%;
- Adelaide-Sydney: 140,347, +4.2%;
- Perth-Sydney: 138,347, -4.2%;
- Gold Coast-Melbourne: 126,235, +10.6%;
- Hobart-Melbourne: 104,700, +1.9%;
- Load factor: 71.5%, -1.9 ppts;
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- Melbourne-Sydney: 77%, -1.9 ppts;
- Brisbane-Sydney: 75.1%, -1.8 ppts;
- Brisbane-Melbourne: 72.4%, -2.5 ppts;
- Gold Coast-Sydney: 77.4%, -2.8 ppts;
- Adelaide-Melbourne: 75.4%, +0.5 ppt;
- Melbourne-Perth: 70.9%, -0.3 ppt;
- Adelaide-Sydney: 72.7%, -2.5 ppts;
- Perth-Sydney: 72.7%, -5.9 ppts;
- Gold Coast-Melbourne: 81.4%, -3.5 ppts;
- Hobart-Melbourne: 78.7%, -0.3 ppt;
- Passenger traffic (RPKs): +0.1%;
- Capacity (seats): 6.5 million, +1.1%;
- Flights: 54,264, -1.2%. [more - original PR]