23-Mar-2016 12:03 PM
Australia’s BITRE domestic pax up 3.3% to 4.8m in Jan-2016
Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Region Economics (BITRE) reports (23-Mar-2016) the following traffic highlights for Australian domestic airlines in Jan-2016:
- Passenger numbers: 4.8 million, +3.3% year-on-year;
- Top ten domestic city pairs:
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- Melbourne-Sydney: 698,603, +5.3%;
- Brisbane-Sydney: 361,990, +7.3%;
- Brisbane-Melbourne: 285,370, +5.4%;
- Gold Coast-Sydney: 269,046, +9.1%;
- Melbourne-Perth: 189,001, -1.0%;
- Adelaide-Melbourne: 187,175, +5.4%;
- Gold Coast-Melbourne: 187,048, +7.7%;
- Adelaide-Sydney: 162,446, +5.8%;
- Perth-Sydney: 157,234, -1.2%;
- Hobart-Melbourne: 147,819, +2.0%;
- Load factor: 77.0%, +1.3 ppts;
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- Melbourne-Sydney: 84.4%, +2.5 ppts;
- Brisbane-Sydney: 78.0%, +1.6 ppts;
- Brisbane-Melbourne: 77.5%, +3.2 ppts;
- Gold Coast-Sydney: 89.4%, +3.8 ppts;
- Melbourne-Perth: 87.8%, +7.8 ppts;
- Adelaide-Melbourne: 76.0%, +0.8 ppt;
- Gold Coast-Melbourne: 82.1%, -4.6 ppts;
- Adelaide-Sydney: 77.5%, stable;
- Perth-Sydney: 87.0%, +3.1 ppts;
- Hobart-Melbourne: 79.7%, +2.2 ppts;
- Seats: 6.4 million, +1.3%. [more - original PR]