International pax to/from Australia up 3.9% in Nov-2011, seat capacity up 6.3%

Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reports (03-Feb-2012) the following international traffic highlights to/from Australia in Nov-2011:

• Passenger numbers: 2.3 million, +3.9% year-on-year;
• Available seats: 3.1 million, +6.3%;
• Flights: 12,678, +4.5%;
• Cargo volume: 75,608 tonnes, -0.6%;
• Aircraft movements: 13,333, +2.3%;
• Top 10 international carriers by market share:
  • Qantas: 18.3%, -0.3 ppt;
  • Singapore Airlines: 9.3%, -0.4 ppt;
  • Air New Zealand: 8.5%, -0.1 ppt;
  • Emirates: 8.3%, +0.5 ppt;
  • Jetstar: 7.6%, -0.2 ppt;
  • Pacific Blue: 7.3%, +0.7 ppt;
  • Cathay Pacific: 5.4%, stable;
  • Malaysia Airlines: 3.7%, -0.5 ppt;
  • Thai Airways: 2.7%, -0.3 ppt;
  • Garuda Indonesia: 2.3%, +0.6 ppt. [more - original PR]