International airline activity - August 2019
Sixty-two international airlines operated scheduled services to/from Australia during the month (includes five dedicated freight airlines but excludes airlines operating only via code share arrangements).
International scheduled passenger traffic in August 2019 was 3.569 million compared to 3.469 million in August 2018 - an increase of 2.9 per cent. March 2019 (-2.5 per cent) was the only time since March 2011 that monthly passenger traffic recorded a decrease compared to the same month in the previous year.
The chart below compares monthly passenger traffic for the year ended August 2019 with monthly passenger traffic for the year ended August 2018. Passenger traffic for the year ended August 2019 was 42.245 million which is a 3.0 per cent increase over the figure for the year ended August 2018.
Total seats made available on international scheduled operations to/from Australia during August 2019 were 4.438 million - a decrease of 1.9 per cent compared to August 2018. The overall seat utilisation percentage (including China Airlines, Emirates, Qantas and Singapore Airlines passengers travelling through Australian ports) increased from 78.8 per cent in August 2018 to 82.0 per cent in August 2019.
| Year ended
August 2018 |
Year ended
August 2019 |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total passenger movements (million) | 41.009 | 42.245 | 3.0% |
| August 2018 | August 2019 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers carried (million) | 3.469 | 3.569 | 2.9% |
| Freight (tonnes) | 98992 | 91640 | -7.4% |
| Mail (tonnes) | 3101 | 3303 | 6.5% |
| Available Seats (million) | 4.525 | 4.438 | -1.9% |
| Flights | 17279 | 17201 | -0.5% |
| Aircraft Movements | 17801 | 17637 | -0.9% |
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