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Monthly Traffic Update - May and June Preview 2020

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-94.7% Auckland Airport total passenger volumes decreased by 94.7% in May 2020 versus last year. International passengers (excl. Transits) were down 98.0%, transit passengers were down 98.3% and domestic passengers were down by 91.1%.

Key Points:

• The decline in total passengers for May 2020 reflects the impact of the travel restrictions imposed by the New Zealand Government in response to Covid-19. The closure of the New Zealand border from 20 March 2020 to all but New Zealand citizens and permanent residents has had a significant impact on international services.

• On 14 May 2020, New Zealand entered Alert Level 2 and Air New Zealand began increasing domestic capacity towards its target of 20% of pre-Covid-19 capacity during Alert Level 2.

June 2020 Monthly traffic update preview

-84.9% Auckland Airport total passenger volumes decreased by 84.9% in June 2020 versus last year. International passengers (excl. Transits) were down 97.0%, transit passengers were down 96.5% and domestic passengers were down by 70.9%.

Key Points:

• The decline in total passengers for June 2020 reflects the impact of the travel restrictions imposed by the New Zealand Government in response to Covid-19. The closure of the New Zealand border from 20 March 2020 to all but New Zealand citizens and permanent residents has had a significant impact on international services.

• On 9 June 2020, New Zealand entered Alert Level 1 lifting all domestic travel restrictions and Air New Zealand began increasing domestic capacity towards its target of 55% of pre-Covid-19 capacity for July 2020.

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This press release was sourced from Auckland International Airport on 16-Jul-2020.