Australia's domestic pax numbers up 4% in Apr-2013, load factor down

Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reports (24-Jun-2013) the following traffic highlights for Australian domestic airlines in Apr-2013:

• Passenger numbers: 4.8 million, +4.1% year-on-year;
• Top ten domestic city pairs:
  • Melbourne-Sydney: 670,431, +3.9%;
  • Brisbane-Sydney: 359,688, +1.2%;
  • Brisbane-Melbourne: 249,551, -5.4%;
  • Gold Coast-Sydney: 213,389, +9.8%;
  • Melbourne-Perth: 189,625, +11.1%;
  • Adelaide-Melbourne: 186,599, +6.5%;
  • Adelaide-Sydney: 156,896, +6.0%;
  • Perth-Sydney: 153,944, +1.7%;
  • Gold Coast-Melbourne: 138,709, -3.3%;
  • Hobart-Melbourne: 116,500, +17.3%;
• Load factor: 76%, -1.6 ppts;
  • Melbourne-Sydney: 80.9%, +3.4 ppts;
  • Brisbane-Sydney: 77.6%, -2.6 ppts;
  • Brisbane-Melbourne: 76.5%, -2.7 ppts;
  • Gold Coast-Sydney: 76.9%, -6.4 ppts;
  • Melbourne-Perth: 77.8%, -3.1 ppts;
  • Adelaide-Melbourne: 79%, -4.3 ppts;
  • Adelaide-Sydney: 83.2%, +3.3 ppts;
  • Perth-Sydney: 84.1%, +4.7 ppts;
  • Gold Coast-Melbourne: 80.4%, -0.4 ppt;
  • Hobart-Melbourne: 81.2%, -3.3 ppts;
• Passenger traffic (RPKs): +4.0%;
• Capacity (seats): 6.5 million, +7.1%. [more - original PR]