Australian international traffic up 10% in Mar-2018, load factor jumps to nearly 80%

Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics reported (14-Jun-2018) the following highlights for international airline activity in Australia:

• Mar-2018:
  • International scheduled passenger traffic: 3.4 million, +10.2% year-on-year;
  • Available international scheduled seats: 4.5 million, +4.8%;
  • Average load factor: 78.3%, +3.6ppts;
    
  • Freight: 99,024 tonnes, +3%;
  • Mail: 2741 tonnes, -16.4%;
  • Flights: 17005, +5.2%;
  • Aircraft movements: +5.7%.
• 12 months to Mar-2018:
  • International scheduled passenger traffic: 40.2 million, +6.0%. [more - original PR]