29-Oct-2013 10:29 AM
Australia's domestic pax numbers up 2% in Aug-2013, 77% load factor
Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reports (28-Oct-2013) the following traffic highlights for Australian domestic airlines in Aug-2013:
- Passenger numbers: 4.9 million, +1.5% year-on-year;
- Top ten domestic city pairs:
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- Melbourne-Sydney: 709,921, +0.7%;
- Brisbane-Sydney: 378,477, +0.3%;
- Brisbane-Melbourne: 279,458, +2.7%;
- Gold Coast-Sydney: 201,642, +3.5%;
- Adelaide-Melbourne: 182,168, +7.1%;
- Melbourne-Perth: 180,316, +1.5%;
- Perth-Sydney: 142,662, -2.3%;
- Adelaide-Sydney: 140,481, -0.9%;
- Gold Coast-Melbourne: 136,778, -6.9%;
- Hobart-Melbourne: 112,246, +21.4%;
- Load factor: 76.6%, +0.6 ppt;
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- Melbourne-Sydney: 83.6%, +6.6 ppts;
- Brisbane-Sydney: 79.8%, +3.4 ppts;
- Brisbane-Melbourne: 79.8%, +1.1 ppts;
- Gold Coast-Sydney: 78.5%, +1.5 ppts;
- Adelaide-Melbourne: 76.9%, +0.7 ppt;
- Melbourne-Perth: 74.5%, -1.3 ppts;
- Perth-Sydney: 78.6%, +6.1 ppts;
- Adelaide-Sydney: 78.5%, +5.9 ppts;
- Gold Coast-Melbourne: 88.8%, +5.3 ppts;
- Hobart-Melbourne: 78.5%, stable;
- Passenger traffic (RPKs): +1.9%;
- Capacity (seats): 6.6 million, +0.8%;
- Flights: 55,361, -0.8%. [more - original PR]