3-Jul-2012 11:40 AM
International pax to/from Australia up 4% in Apr-2012, cargo stable
Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reports (02-Jul-2012) the following international traffic highlights to/from Australia in Apr-2012:
- Passenger numbers: 2.4 million, +4.0% year-on-year;
- Available seats: 3.1 million, stable;
- Flights: 12,787, +0.6%;
- Cargo volume: 67,119 tonnes, +0.4%;
- Aircraft movements: 13,611, +0.6%;
- Top 10 international carriers:
- Share of passengers carried:
- Qantas: 18.8%, -0.2 ppt;
- Singapore Airlines: 9.5%, +0.3 ppt;
- Emirates: 8.6%, +0.7 ppt;
- Air New Zealand: 8.2%, +0.1 ppt;
- Virgin Australia: 8.1%, +1.5 ppts;
- Jetstar: 7.8%, +0.5 ppt;
- Cathay Pacific: 5.3%, +0.3 ppt;
- Malaysia Airlines: 3.8%, -0.8 ppt;
- Thai Airways: 3.3%, stable;
- AirAsia X: 2.8%, +0.5 ppt;
- Share of cargo carried:
- Qantas: 17.2%, -1.2 ppts;
- Singapore Airlines: 14.6%, +0.3 ppt;
- Emirates: 12.1%, +2.3 ppts;
- Cathay Pacific: 8.9%, -0.1 ppt;
- Malaysia Airlines: 5.8%, +1.2 ppts;
- Air New Zealand: 5.3%, +0.5 ppt;
- Thai Airways: 4.8%, -1.1 ppts;
- Jetstar: 2.8%, +0.5 ppt;
- Etihad Airways: 2.7%, +0.4 ppt;
- UPS: 2.5%, -0.3 ppt. [more - original PR]