Virgin Australia traffic down 4.8% in Apr-2011

Virgin Australia reported its passenger numbers shrank 4.8% year-on-year in Apr-2011, with international passenger numbers down nearly 20%, due to the withdrawal of Pacific Blue from the New Zealand domestic market. Revenue passenger kilometers were stronger however, up 1.3% in Australian domestic markets and 12.6% in international markets, primarily due to increased long-haul flying.