Australia's BITRE forecasts 4.2% rise in 2029/30 pax across capital city airports

Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) forecast (23-Apr-2010) the number of passenger movements through eight capital city airports to increase by 4.2% year over the forecast period to 235 million in 2029-30.

• Passenger number forecast in 2029/30:
  • Total*: 235 million, +4.2% year-on-year;
    • Brisbane Airport: 51.2 million, +4.9%;
    • Perth Airport: 24.8 million, +4.7%;
    • Darwin Airport: 4.1 million, +4.4%;
    • Melbourne Airport: 57.7 million, +4.2%;
    • Sydney Airport: 72.9 million, +4%;
    • Adelaide Airport: 14.1 million, +3.5%;
    • Canberra Airport: 6.3 million, +3.5%;
    • Hobart Airport: 3.9 million, +3.5%. [more - Full report]

*Eight capital city airports total