21-Mar-2011 10:43 AM
Australia reports 7.1% rise in Jan-2011 domestic pax
Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reports (18-Mar-2011) the following traffic highlights for Australian domestic airlines in Jan-2011:
- Passenger numbers: 4.5 million, +7.1% year-on-year;
- Top ten domestic city pairs:
- Melbourne-Sydney: 628,713, +2%;
- Brisbane-Sydney: 331,030, -3.9%;
- Brisbane-Melbourne: 241,804, +2.6%;
- Gold Coast-Sydney: 237,817, +14%;
- Adelaide-Melbourne: 200,762, +22.8%;
- Gold Coast-Melbourne: 188,049, +30.5%;
- Melbourne-Perth: 166,970, +15.3%;
- Perth-Sydney: 151,736, +12%;
- Adelaide-Sydney: 148,408, +1%;
- Hobart-Melbourne: 126,155, +16.3%;
- Load factor: 76.5%, -2.4 ppts;
- Melbourne-Sydney: 82.4%, -1.2 ppts;
- Brisbane-Sydney: 76.1%, -3.8 ppts;
- Brisbane-Melbourne: 74.6%, -9.9 ppts;
- Gold Coast-Sydney: 84.9%, +0.1 ppt;
- Adelaide-Melbourne: 82.2%, +0.9%;
- Gold Coast-Melbourne: 81.4%, -4.6 ppts;
- Melbourne-Perth: 82.7%, +0.6 ppt;
- Perth-Sydney: 81.8%, -3.2 ppts;
- Adelaide-Sydney: 81.2%, +2.5 ppts;
- Hobart-Melbourne: 79.4%, -6.8 ppts;
- Flights: 46,866, +5.9%;
- Seats: 5.9 million, +9.3%. [more]