2-Jun-2011 12:06 PM
International pax to/from Australia up 9.8% in 2010
Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reports (01-Jun-2011) the following international traffic highlights to/from Australia in 2010:
- Passenger numbers: 26.8 million, +9.8% year-on-year;
- Cargo volume: 806,402 tonnes, +12.9%;
- Available seats: 35.6 million, +7.5%;
- Flights: 146,042, +7.5%;
- Aircraft movements: 157,765, +5.7%;
- Top 10 international carriers by market share:
- Qantas: 19%;
- Singapore Airlines: 9.2%;
- Air New Zealand: 8.2%;
- Emirates: 8.1%;
- Jetstar: 8.1%;
- Pacific Blue: 6.2%;
- Cathay Pacific: 5.3%;
- Malaysia Airlines: 3.8%;
- Thai Airways: 3.3%;
- AirAsia X: 2.8%. [more]