International airline activity
Sixty-three 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 September 2019 was 3.497 million compared to 3.463 million in September 2018 - an increase of 1.0 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 September 2019 with monthly passenger traffic for the year ended September 2018. Passenger traffic for the year ended September 2019 was 42.279 million which is a 2.8 per cent increase over the figure for the year ended September 2018.
Total seats made available on international scheduled operations to/from Australia during September 2019 were 4.308 million - a decrease of 1.6 per cent compared to September 2018. The overall seat utilisation percentage (including China Airlines, Emirates, Qantas and Singapore Airlines passengers travelling through Australian ports) increased from 81.1 per cent in September 2018 to 83.0 per cent in September 2019.
| Year ended
September 2018 |
Year ended
September 2019 |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total passenger movements (million) | 41.141 | 42.279 | 2.8% |
| September 2018 | September 2019 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers carried (million) | 3.463 | 3.497 | 1.0% |
| Freight (tonnes) | 98027 | 90274 | -7.9% |
| Mail (tonnes) | 2965 | 3166 | 6.8% |
| Available Seats (million) | 4.379 | 4.308 | -1.6% |
| Flights | 16715 | 16762 | 0.3% |
| Aircraft Movements | 17219 | 17194 | -0.1% |
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