17-Apr-2014 12:22 PM
Australia's domestic pax up 2% to 57.6m in 2013, capacity (seats) up 4% to 77.4m
Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reports (17-Apr-2014) the following traffic highlights for Australian domestic airlines in 2013:
- Passenger numbers: 57.6 million, +1.8% year-on-year;
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- Top ten domestic city pairs:
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- Melbourne-Sydney: 8.2 million, +2.4%;
- Brisbane-Sydney: 4.4 million, +0.8%;
- Brisbane-Melbourne: 3.2 million, +0.3%;
- Gold Coast-Sydney: 2.6 million, +4.9%;
- Melbourne-Perth: 2.2 million, +3.7%;
- Adelaide-Melbourne: 2.2 million, +5.3%;
- Perth-Sydney: 1.8 million, -0.6%;
- Adelaide-Sydney: 1.8 million, stable;
- Gold Coast-Melbourne: 1.7 million, -6.4%;
- Hobart-Melbourne: 1.4 million, +12.1%;
- Load factor: 76.5%, -1.0 ppts;
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- Melbourne-Sydney: 82%, +2.8 ppts;
- Brisbane-Sydney: 79.1%, -0.7 ppt;
- Brisbane-Melbourne: 78%, -1.4 ppts;
- Gold Coast-Sydney: 80.4%, -0.7 ppt;
- Melbourne-Perth: 77%, -0.8 ppt;
- Adelaide-Melbourne: 77.7%, -2.8 ppts;
- Perth-Sydney: 82.1%, +2.8 ppts;
- Adelaide-Sydney: 80%, +1.2 ppts;
- Gold Coast-Melbourne: 86%, +2.0 ppts;
- Hobart-Melbourne: 77.9%, -1.3 ppts;
- Passenger traffic (RPKs): +2.0%;
- Capacity (seats): 77.4 million, +3.5%;
- Flights: 644,634, +1.7%. [more - original PR]