BITRE: Australian international pax down 98.2% in Feb-2021

22 April, 2021

Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reported (22-Apr-2021) the following international traffic highlights to/from Australia for Feb-2021:

  • Passengers: 51,613, -98.2% year-on-year;
  • Available seats: 401,271, -90.0%;
  • Cargo: 62,507 tonnes, -24.5%;
  • Flights: 3100, -79.9%;
  • Aircraft movements: 3332, -78.8%;
  • Top 10 international carriers:
    • Share of passengers carried:
      • Singapore Airlines: 16.8%, +8.3pp;
      • Qatar Airways: 16.2%, +12.6pp;
      • Air New Zealand: 13.8%, +5.9pp;
      • Emirates Airline: 8.6%, +1.8pp;
      • China Southern Airlines: 5.8%, +5.0pp;
      • United Airlines: 4.2%, +2.8pp;
      • SriLankan Airlines: 3.6%, +3.1pp;
      • Etihad Airways: 3.0%, +0.3pp;
      • China Eastern Airlines: 2.5%, +1.6pp;
      • Air Niugini: 2.4%, +2.1pp;
    • Share of cargo carried:
      • Singapore Airlines: 13.5%, -2.5pp;
      • Qatar Airways: 9.2%, +5.2pp;
      • Emirates Airline: 8.9%, -1.0pp;
      • Qantas Airways: 8.9%, -2.3pp;
      • FedEx: 8.0%, +2.5pp;
      • Cathay Pacific: 6.6%, +0.5pp;
      • Kalitta Air: 4.7%, +4.7pp;
      • Malaysia Airlines: 4.4%, +0.7pp;
      • United Airlines: 3.8%, +2.1pp;
      • Polar Air Cargo: 3.2%, +2.6pp.

LCCs Jetstar Airways and Scoot accounted for 1.5% of total international passenger traffic to/from Australia in Feb-2021. The LCC share in Feb-2020 was 16.4%. [more - original PR]