20-Dec-2012 11:26 AM
Australia's domestic pax numbers up 9% in Oct-2012, load factor down 4 ppts
Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reports (19-Dec-2012) the following traffic highlights for Australian domestic airlines in Oct-2012:
- Passenger numbers: 5.2 million, +8.6% year-on-year;
- Top 10 domestic city pairs:
- Melbourne-Sydney: 725,732, +10.3%;
- Brisbane-Sydney: 399,822, +6.8%;
- Brisbane-Melbourne: 290,587, +1.3%;
- Gold Coast-Sydney: 233,474, +22.3%;
- Melbourne-Perth: 198,663, +27.8%;
- Adelaide-Melbourne: 177,835, -0.8%;
- Gold Coast-Melbourne: 170,853, +11.4%;
- Perth-Sydney: 163,817, +9.5%;
- Adelaide-Sydney: 155,028, +4.9%;
- Brisbane-Cairns: 108,595, +12.5%;
- Load factor: 79.4%, -3.6 ppts;
- Melbourne-Sydney: 79.3%, -6.5 ppts;
- Brisbane-Sydney: 79.8%, -6.2 ppts;
- Brisbane-Melbourne: 81.7%, -3.4 ppts;
- Gold Coast-Sydney: 78.9%, -9.1 ppts;
- Melbourne-Perth: 76.1%, -9.5 ppts;
- Adelaide-Melbourne: 80.8%, -6.6 ppts;
- Gold Coast-Melbourne: 92%, +1.5 ppts;
- Perth-Sydney: 85.3%, +5.2 ppts;
- Adelaide-Sydney: 79.6%, -9.5 ppts;
- Brisbane-Cairns: 80.6%, -8.4 ppts;
- Passenger traffic (RPKs): +10.4%;
- Capacity (ASKs): +15.5%;
- Capacity (seats): 6.7 million, +15.1%;
- Flights: 56,324, +10.1%. [more - original PR]