2-Sep-2010 11:10 AM
Australian international traffic surges 14% in Jun-2010: LCCs account for 18.5%
Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reports (02-Jul-2010) the following international traffic highlights to/from Australia in Jun-2010:
- Passenger numbers: 2.09 million, +14.3% year-on-year;
- Cargo volume: 63,681 tonnes, +13.6%,
- Flights: 12 645, +7.0%;
- Top five international carriers by market share:
- Qantas: 19.6%, -2.1 ppts;
- Singapore Airlines: 9.2%, -0.2 ppt;
- Emirates: 8.5%, -0.1 ppt;
- Jetstar: 7.8%, -0.2 ppt;
- Air New Zealand: 7.2%, -0.9 ppt. [more]
BITRE added that LCCs AirAsia X, Indonesia AirAsia, Jetstar, Pacific Blue, Polynesian Blue and Tiger Airways accounted for 18.5% of total international passenger traffic to/from Australia in Jun-2010, an increase of 1.8 ppts over Jun-2009.