Australia's domestic pax numbers up 7% in Nov-2012, load factor down

Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reports (22-Jan-2013) the following traffic highlights for Australian domestic airlines in Nov-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 5.0 million, +7.1% year-on-year;
• Top ten domestic city pairs:
  • Melbourne-Sydney: 734,270, +10.6%;
  • Brisbane-Sydney: 383,703, +3.0%;
  • Brisbane-Melbourne: 283,939, +6.1%;
  • Gold Coast-Sydney: 224,237, +20.6%;
  • Melbourne-Perth: 191,382, +23.2%;
  • Adelaide-Melbourne: 184,433, +9.5%;
  • Adelaide-Sydney: 158,783, +9.0%;
  • Gold Coast-Melbourne: 153,433, +5.5%;
  • Perth-Sydney: 151,188, -1.2%;
  • Hobart-Melbourne: 122,394, +31.9%;
• Load factor: 79.6%, -1.7 ppts;
  • Melbourne-Sydney: 83.5%, -0.1 ppt;
  • Brisbane-Sydney: 80.2%, -5.5 ppts;
  • Brisbane-Melbourne: 83.5%, +0.8 ppt;
  • Gold Coast-Sydney: 82.4%, -5.1 ppts;
  • Melbourne-Perth: 78.4%, -6.6 ppts;
  • Adelaide-Melbourne: 84.1%, -1.8 ppts;
  • Adelaide-Sydney: 81.9%, -3.8 ppts;
  • Gold Coast-Melbourne: 89.4%, +3.5 ppts;
  • Perth-Sydney: 84.5%, +5.1 ppts;
  • Hobart-Melbourne: 75.1%, -14.8 ppts;
• Passenger traffic (RPKs): +7.0%;
• Capacity (seats): 6.4 million, +10.7%;
• Flights: 54,397, +6.7%. [more - original PR]