Australia's domestic pax numbers up 4% in Jul-2012, load factor down 4 ppts

Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reports (12-Oct-2012) the following traffic highlights for Australian domestic airlines in Jul-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 4.9 million, +3.7% year-on-year;
• Top ten domestic city pairs:
  • Melbourne-Sydney: 690,121, +6.4%;
  • Brisbane-Sydney: 377,567, -3.8%;
  • Brisbane-Melbourne: 279,197, +3.5%;
  • Gold Coast-Sydney: 201,318, +7.3%;
  • Melbourne-Perth: 190,629, +20.9%;
  • Adelaide-Melbourne: 177,596, -3.3%;
  • Gold Coast-Melbourne: 158,061, +11.3%;
  • Perth-Sydney: 155,018, +2.6%;
  • Adelaide-Sydney: 147,454, +0.7%;
  • Brisbane-Cairns: 113,642, +7.3%;
• Load factor: 77.9%, -3.5 ppts;
  • Melbourne-Sydney: 75.3%, -11.4 ppts;
  • Brisbane-Sydney: 80.8%, -4.7 ppts;
  • Brisbane-Melbourne: 79.9%, -7.8 ppts;
  • Gold Coast-Sydney: 77.6%, -6.9 ppts;
  • Melbourne-Perth: 76.3%, -9.9 ppts;
  • Adelaide-Melbourne: 79.8%, -7.8 ppts;
  • Gold Coast-Melbourne: 83.3%, -8.1 ppts;
  • Perth-Sydney: 77.2%, +0.6 ppt;
  • Adelaide-Sydney: 75.6%, -6.6 ppts;
  • Brisbane-Cairns: 87.4%, -2.1 ppts;
• Passenger traffic (RPKs): +4.7%;
• Capacity (seats): 6.6 million, +9.8%;
• Flights: 54,826, +5.7%. [more - original PR]