BITRE: Australia domestic pax down 79% in Nov-2020

21 January, 2021

Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Region Economics (BITRE) reported (20-Jan-2021) the following domestic traffic highlights for Australian airlines for Nov-2020:

  • Passengers: 1.1 million, -79.0% year-on-year;
    • Brisbane-Cairns: 74,452, -32.8%;
    • Melbourne-Sydney: 58,399, -92.7%;
    • Adelaide-Sydney: 54,523, -67.1%;
    • Ballina-Sydney: 52,504, +51.0%;
    • Brisbane-Townsville: 46,958, -43.0%;
    • Brisbane-Mackay: 37,059, -44%;
    • Brisbane-Canberra: 30,598, -45.1%;
    • Karratha-Perth: 30,228, -25.5%;
    • Broome-Perth: 27,913, +11.5%;
    • Adelaide-Brisbane: 27,540, -63.5%;
  • Passenger load factor: 62.0% -21.8pp;
    • Brisbane-Cairns: 83.7%, -5.7pp;
    • Melbourne-Sydney: 63.4%, -26.1pp;
    • Adelaide-Sydney: 66.4%, -21.3pp;
    • Ballina-Sydney: 87.2%, -1.3pp;
    • Brisbane-Townsville: 75.9%, -3.7pp;
    • Brisbane-Mackay: 64.6%, -16.4pp;
    • Brisbane-Canberra: 72.9%, -4.2pp;
    • Karratha-Perth: 49.2%, -11.9pp;
    • Broome-Perth: 68.5%, -6.5pp;
    • Adelaide-Brisbane: 68.9%, -12.6pp;
  • RPKs: -79.6%;
  • ASKs: -72.4%;
  • Aircraft movements: 20,607, -60.8%;
  • Seats: 1.8 million, -71.7%. [more-original PR]