8-Aug-2012 10:20 AM
International pax to/from Australia up 1% in May-2012, cargo up 3%
Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reports (07-Aug-2012) the following international traffic highlights to/from Australia in May-2012:
- Passenger numbers: 2.1 million, +0.8% year-on-year;
- Available seats: 3.1 million, -1.8%;
- Flights: 12,423, -1.9%;
- Cargo volume: 70,948 tonnes, +3.3%;
- Aircraft movements: 13,249, -2.4%;
- Top 10 international carriers:
- Share of passengers carried:
- Qantas: 18.4%, -0.7 ppt;
- Singapore Airlines: 9.4%, +0.6 ppt;
- Virgin Australia: 8.9%, +2.1 ppts;
- Emirates: 8.3%, +0.6 ppt;
- Jetstar: 8.0%, -0.2 ppt;
- Air New Zealand: 7.7%, +0.2 ppt;
- Cathay Pacific: 4.6%, -0.2 ppt;
- Malaysia Airlines: 3.6%, -0.9 ppt;
- Thai Airways: 3.6%, +0.4 ppt;
- AirAsia X: 3.0%, +0.5 ppt;
- Share of cargo carried:
- Qantas: 16.9%, -1.4 ppts;
- Singapore Airlines: 14.9%, +0.8 ppt;
- Emirates: 13%, +2.9 ppts;
- Cathay Pacific: 8.8%, -1.3 ppts;
- Malaysia Airlines: 6.2%, +1.1 ppts;
- Air New Zealand: 5.2%, +0.3 ppt;
- Thai Airways: 4.3%, -1.2 ppts;
- Etihad Airways: 2.8%, +0.5 ppt;
- UPS: 2.6%, -0.2 ppt;
- Jetstar: 2.5%, +0.1 ppt. [more - original PR]