BITRE: Australian international pax down 96.6% in Mar-2021

Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reported (24-May-2021) the following international traffic highlights to/from Australia for Mar-2021:

• Passengers: 58,336, -96.6% year-on-year;
• Available seats: 377,451, -87.1%;
• Cargo: 73,604 tonnes, -8.5%;
• Flights: 3557, -69.0%;
• Aircraft movements: 3767, -68.1%;
• Top 10 international carriers:
  • Share of passengers carried:
    • Singapore Airlines: 19.3%, +7.2pp;
    • Qatar Airways: 15.3%, +10.3pp;
    • Air New Zealand: 14.5%, +6.1pp;
    • Emirates Airline: 8.9%, +0.7pp;
    • China Southern Airlines: 5.7%, +4.9pp;
    • United Airlines: 3.9%, +2.1pp;
    • Etihad Airways: 2.6%, -0.3pp;
    • Air Niugini: 2.5%, +2.1pp;
    • SriLankan Airlines: 2.4%, +1.8pp;
    • Delta Air Lines: 2.4%, +1.9pp;
  • Share of cargo carried:
    • Singapore Airlines: 15.0%, -1.0pp;
    • Emirates Airline: 9.5%, +1.4pp;
    • Qantas Airways: 9.3%, -3.9pp;
    • FedEx: 9.2%, +3.3pp;
    • Qatar Airways: 7.9%, +4.1pp;
    • Kalitta Air: 4.6%, +4.5pp;
    • Malaysia Airlines: 4.2%, +0.2pp;
    • Polar Air Cargo: 3.4%, +2.6pp;
    • United Airlines: 3.2%, +1.5pp;
    • Tasman Cargo Airlines: 2.9%, +1.1pp.

LCCs Jetstar Airways and Scoot accounted for 0.7% of total international passenger traffic to/from Australia in Mar-2021. The LCC share in Mar-2020 was 14.1%. [more - original PR]