BITRE Transport Statistics

graph of annual domestic passengers

graph of monthly domestic passengers

There were 4.63 million passengers carried on Australian domestic airlines (including regional operations) in November 2011, a decrease of 1.1 per cent on November 2010 passenger numbers. The decline in November was mainly due to Tiger Airways which continued to operate a limited number of routes. The number of passengers carried in the year ending November 2011 was 54.43 million, an increase of 1.8 per cent on the year ending November 2010.

Revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) performed were 5.36 billion for the month, up 1.0 per cent compared with November 2010. Capacity, measured by available seat kilometres (ASKs), decreased 0.7 per cent compared with November 2010 to a total of 6.59 billion.

The industry wide load factor (RPKs/ASKs) increased from 79.9 per cent in November 2010 to 81.3 per cent in November 2011.

In November 2011, Sydney remained Australia’s busiest domestic airport with 2.06 million passenger movements, followed by Melbourne with 1.80 million passenger movements and Brisbane with 1.39 million passenger movements.

Total cargo movement at Australian domestic airports reached 43.0 thousand tonnes in November 2011, a decrease of 7.3 per cent compared to November 2010.

Summary of annual activity
	YE November 2010	YE November 2011	Growth
Total passenger movements	53.49 million	54.43 million	1.8 %
Revenue passenger kilometres	61.12 billion	63.27 billion	3.5 %
Available seats	69.03 million	69.99 million	1.4 %
Available seat kilometres	77.35 billion	80.18 billion	3.7 %
Load factor	79.0 %	78.9 %	-0.1 *
Aircraft trips	593.8 (000s)	607.2 (000s)	2.3 %