BITRE: Australia domestic pax down 31.7% to 3.5m in Apr-2021, compared to Apr-2019

21 June, 2021

Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Region Economics (BITRE) reported (21-Jun-2021) the following domestic traffic highlights for Australian airlines for Apr-2021:

  • Passengers: 3.5 million, -31.7% compared to Apr-2019;
    • Melbourne-Sydney: 463,253, -37.6%;
    • Brisbane-Sydney: 204,927, -48.4%;
    • Gold Coast-Sydney: 180,435, -20.7%;
    • Gold Coast-Melbourne: 163,402, -12.1%;
    • Adelaide-Melbourne: 147,488, -31.4%;
    • Brisbane-Melbourne: 136,052, -55.7%;
    • Adelaide-Sydney: 117,098, -28.4%;
    • Hobart-Melbourne: 90,794, -35.3%;
    • Melbourne-Perth: 87,023, -51.9%;
    • Brisbane-Cairns: 86,144, -18.0%;
  • Passenger load factor: 70.6% -9.7pp;
    • Melbourne-Sydney: 71.0%, -13.3pp;
    • Brisbane-Sydney: 73.2%, -8.1pp;
    • Gold Coast-Sydney: 70.5%, -13.5pp;
    • Gold Coast-Melbourne: 77.3%, -10.2pp;
    • Adelaide-Melbourne: 78.3%, -3.4pp;
    • Brisbane-Melbourne: 65.9%, -16.9pp;
    • Adelaide-Sydney: 79.0%, -5.8pp;
    • Hobart-Melbourne: 73.9%, -8.2pp;
    • Melbourne-Perth: 80.7%, -6.0pp;
    • Brisbane-Cairns: 70.6%, -10.1pp;
  • RPK: -33.9%;
  • ASK: -24.9%;
  • Aircraft movements: 42,742, -20.0%;
  • Seats: 5.1 million, -22.6%. [more - original PR]