BITRE Transport Statistics

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There were 4.23 million passengers carried on Australian domestic airlines (including regional operations) in May 2010, an increase of 5.3 per cent on May 2009 passenger numbers. The number of passengers carried in the year ending May 2010 was 51.38 million, an increase of 2.1 per cent on the year ending May 2009.

Revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) performed were 4.77 billion for the month, up 4.1 per cent compared with May 2009. Capacity, measured by available seat kilometres (ASKs), increased 8.2 per cent compared with May 2009 to a total of 6.45 billion.

With capacity increasing at a faster rate than passenger traffic, the industry wide load factor (RPKs/ASKs) decreased from 76.9 per cent in May 2009 to 73.9 per cent in May 2010.

In May 2010, Sydney remained Australia’s busiest domestic airport with 1.92 million passenger movements, followed by Melbourne with 1.70 million passenger movements and Brisbane with 1.20 million passenger movements.

Summary of year on year activity
	YE May 2009	YE May 2010	Growth
Total passenger movements	50.34 million	51.38 million	2.1 %
Revenue passenger kilometres	57.66 billion	58.62 billion	1.7 %
Available seats	65.72 million	66.14 million	0.6 %
Available seat kilometres	73.46 billion	73.70 billion	0.3 %
Load factor	78.5 %	79.5 %	1.0 *
Aircraft trips	553.0 (000s)	561.5 (000s)	1.5 %