Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport pax up 70.4% in Dec-2021, 7.9m pax in 2021

Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport reported (20-Jan-2022) the following traffic highlights:

• Dec-2021:
  • Passengers: 1.2 million, +70.4% year-on-year;
    • Domestic: 949,000, +44.0%;
    • International: 248,000, +465.4%;
  • Top 10 nationalities:
    • Australia: +884%;
    • India: +593%;
    • UK: +1126%;
    • China (including Hong Kong): +11%;
    • US: +482%;
    • New Zealand: +56%;
    • Nepal: +1671%;
    • Singapore:+1824%;
    • Canada: +728%;
    • Pakistan: +815%;
• 2021:
  • Passengers: 7.9 million, -29.5% year-on-year;
    • Domestic: 7.2 million, -3.7%;
    • International: 754,000, -80.1%. [more - original PR]