Australia's domestic pax up 1% and capacity (seats) up 6% in May-2013, load factor down to 73%

Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reports (25-Jul-2013) the following traffic highlights for Australian domestic airlines in May-2013:

• Passenger numbers: 4.6 million, +1.0% year-on-year;
• • Top ten domestic city pairs:
  • • Melbourne-Sydney: 672,500, +3.4%;
    • Brisbane-Sydney: 354,400, +1.6%;
    • Brisbane-Melbourne: 249,100, -1.2%;
    • Gold Coast-Sydney: 180,900, +6.7%;
    • Adelaide-Melbourne: 174,900, +0.3%;
    • Melbourne-Perth: 169,900, +4.3%;
    • Perth-Sydney: 144,400, -0.1%;
    • Adelaide-Sydney: 134,700, -4.8%;
    • Gold Coast-Melbourne: 114,100, -7.2%;
    • Hobart-Melbourne: 102,700, +12.2%;
  • Load factor: 73.4%, -2.9 ppts;
  • • Melbourne-Sydney: 78.9%, +1.4 ppts;
    • Brisbane-Sydney: 76.9%, -4.7 ppts;
    • Brisbane-Melbourne: 74.9%, -4.7 ppts;
    • Gold Coast-Sydney: 80.2%, -0.5 ppt;
    • Adelaide-Melbourne: 74.9%, -8.9 ppts;
    • Melbourne-Perth: 71.2%, -5.1 ppts;
    • Perth-Sydney: 78.6%, +1.1 ppts;
    • Adelaide-Sydney: 75.2%, -2.5 ppts;
    • Gold Coast-Melbourne: 84.9%, +6.2 ppts;
    • Hobart-Melbourne: 79%, -0.9 ppt;
  • Passenger traffic (RPKs): +1.4%;
  • Capacity (seats): 6.4 million, +5.6%. [more - original PR]