20-May-2011 10:41 AM
Australia's BITRE reports 2.7% rise in Mar-2011 domestic pax
Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reports (19-May-2011) the following traffic highlights for Australian domestic airlines in Mar-2011:
- Passenger numbers: 4.6 million, +2.7% year-on-year;
- Top 10 domestic city pairs:
- Melbourne-Sydney: 693,360, +0.2%;
- Brisbane-Sydney: 370,542, +3.6%;
- Brisbane-Melbourne: 243,529, +6.1%;
- Adelaide-Melbourne: 208,119, +8.2%;
- Gold Coast-Sydney: 189,018, -9.1%;
- Melbourne-Perth: 162,610, +9.6%;
- Adelaide-Sydney: 158,532, +1%;
- Perth-Sydney: 144,338, +3.4%;
- Gold Coast-Melbourne: 134,757, -6.5%;
- Hobart-Melbourne: 115,210, +5.1%;
- Load factor: 77.7%, -1.8 ppts;
- Melbourne-Sydney: 83.2%, -0.9 ppt;
- Brisbane-Sydney: 78.4%, -4.0 ppts;
- Brisbane-Melbourne: 76.3%, -7.8 ppts;
- Adelaide-Melbourne: 85.2%, -0.8 ppt;
- Gold Coast-Sydney: 85.5%, +3.4 ppts;
- Melbourne-Perth: 83.6%, -3.0 ppts;
- Adelaide-Sydney: 85.5%, +1.5 ppts;
- Perth-Sydney: 78.8%, -6.0 ppts;
- Gold Coast-Melbourne: 80.9%, +3.7 ppts;
- Hobart-Melbourne: 85.8%, +6.6 ppts;
- Flights: 51,815, +3.9%;
- Seats: 6.0 million, +3.6%. [more]