BITRE: Australia intl pax up 4% in Nov-2018, LCCs account for 15% of intl pax

BITRE: Australia intl pax up 4% in Nov-2018, LCCs account for 15% of intl pax

Blue Swan Daily – 4th February , 2019

Australia‘s Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reported (03-Feb-2019) the following international traffic highlights to/from Australia for Nov-2018:

  • Passengers: 3.3 million, +4.1% year-on-year;
  • Available seats: 4.4 million, +4.2%;
  • Cargo: 107,183 tonnes, -0.3%;
  • Flights: 16,717, +4.3%;
  • Aircraft movements: 17,167, +5.2%;
  • Top 10 international carriers:
    • Share of passengers carried:
      • Qantas: 17.7%, +0.8ppt;
      • Jetstar: 9.0%, +0.1ppt;
      • Singapore Airlines: 8.2%, +0.1ppt;
      • Air New Zealand: 7.4%, +0.4ppt;
      • Emirates: 6.8%, -1.1ppts;
      • Virgin Australia: 6.4%, +0.3ppt;
      • Cathay Pacific Airways: 4.6%, stable;
      • China Southern Airlines: 3.3%, +0.3ppt;
      • AirAsia X: 2.9%, -0.6ppt;
      • Malaysia Airlines: 2.5%, +0.4ppt;
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