BITRE: Australia domestic pax down 3% in Feb-2020, MEL-SYD traffic down 7%

Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Region Economics (BITRE) reported (14-Apr-2020) the following domestic traffic highlights for Australian airlines for Feb-2020:

• Passengers: 4.4 million -3.0% year-on-year;
  • Melbourne-Sydney: 691,944, -7.0%;
  • Brisbane-Sydney: 340,988, -3.5%;
  • Brisbane-Melbourne: 239,671, -6.4%;
  • Gold Coast-Sydney: 197,130, -2.4%;
  • Adelaide-Melbourne: 193,053, -3.7%;
  • Melbourne-Perth: 154,410, -0.3%;
  • Adelaide-Sydney: 138,027, -3.0%;
  • Gold Coast-Melbourne: 136,318, -3.8%;
  • Hobart-Melbourne: 135,458, -4.7%;
  • Perth-Sydney: 126,619, +1.8%;
• Passenger load factor: 75.5% -1.8pp;
  • Melbourne-Sydney: 83.6%, -2.5pp;
  • Brisbane-Sydney: 79.9%, -0.8pp;
  • Brisbane-Melbourne: 76.1%, -2.5pp;
  • Gold Coast-Sydney: 84.5%, -6.0pp;
  • Adelaide-Melbourne: 78.3%, -2.3pp;
  • Melbourne-Perth: 82.3%, +1.0pp;
  • Adelaide-Sydney: 79.5%, -1.5pp;
  • Gold Coast-Melbourne: 83.3%, -4.9pp;
  • Hobart-Melbourne: 77.6%, -4.9pp;
  • Perth-Sydney: 82.1%, -0.2pp;
• RPKs: -2.9%;
• ASKs: -0.6%;
• Aircraft movements: 48,220, -0.9%;
• Seats: 5.8 million -0.4%. [more - original PR]