18-Apr-2016 11:11 AM
Australia’s BITRE domestic pax up 6% to 4.5m in Feb-2016
Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Region Economics (BITRE) reports (18-Apr-2016) the following traffic highlights for Australian domestic airlines in Feb-2016:
- Passenger numbers: 4.5 million, +5.8% year-on-year;
- Top ten domestic city pairs:
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- Melbourne-Sydney: 743,202, +6.9%;
- Brisbane-Sydney: 351,922, +7.8%;
- Brisbane-Melbourne: 253,989, +8.0%;
- Gold Coast-Sydney: 212,763, +12.2%;
- Adelaide-Melbourne: 186,480, +6.7%;
- Melbourne-Perth: 158,727, +1.8%;
- Adelaide-Sydney: 145,720, +5.1%;
- Gold Coast-Melbourne: 138,446, +15.0%;
- Perth-Sydney: 134,203, +2.9%;
- Hobart-Melbourne: 129,564, +1.5%;
- Load factor: 74.1%, -0.6 ppt;
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- Melbourne-Sydney: 85.3%, +0.7 ppt;
- Brisbane-Sydney: 79.5%, -0.4 ppt;
- Brisbane-Melbourne: 76.2%, +1.9 ppts;
- Gold Coast-Sydney: 89.1%, +1.7 ppts;
- Adelaide-Melbourne: 77.0%, -3.0 ppts;
- Melbourne-Perth: 76.7%, +3.5 ppts;
- Adelaide-Sydney: 76.8%, -2.6 ppts;
- Gold Coast-Melbourne: 83.3%, -5.5 ppts;
- Perth-Sydney: 78.1%, +1.1 ppts;
- Hobart-Melbourne: 85.1%, -3.1 ppts;
- Seats: 6.1 million, +6.6%. [more - original PR]