BITRE: Australia domestic pax down 50% to 2.4m in Jun-2021, compared to Jun-2019

18 August, 2021

Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Region Economics (BITRE) reported (18-Aug-2021) the following domestic traffic highlights for Australian airlines for Jun-2021:

  • Passengers: 2.4 million, -50.1% compared to Jun-2019;
    • Brisbane-Sydney: 176,439, -53.6%;
    • Gold Coast-Sydney: 133,984, -32.5%;
    • Brisbane-Cairns: 107,665, +3.6%;
    • Adelaide-Sydney: 80,197, -41.7%;
    • Melbourne-Sydney: 75,800, -89.2%;
    • Brisbane-Townsville: 73,267, -15.5%;
    • Perth-Sydney: 63,546, -49.0%;
    • Adelaide-Brisbane: 56,852, -11.7%;
    • Cairns-Sydney: 56,677, -28.3%;
    • Brisbane-Mackay: 53,451, -14.3%;
  • Passenger load factor: 62.8% -15.5pp;
    • Brisbane-Sydney: 58.8%, -22.1pp;
    • Gold Coast-Sydney: 67.5%, -12.4pp;
    • Brisbane-Cairns: 83.4%, -0.6pp;
    • Adelaide-Sydney: 65.7%, -12.8pp;
    • Melbourne-Sydney: 42.3%, -39.4pp;
    • Brisbane-Townsville: 76.4%,-2.3pp;
    • Perth-Sydney: 65.6%,-13.7pp;
    • Adelaide-Brisbane: 72.8%, -0.8pp;
    • Cairns-Sydney: 75.9%,-8.9pp;
    • Brisbane-Mackay: 67.1%, -8.3pp;
  • RPK: -47.3%;
  • ASK: -34.3%;
  • Aircraft movements: 36,304, -28.9%;
  • Seats: 3.9 million, -36.8%. [more - original PR]