International airline activity
Fifty-two international scheduled airlines operated services to/from Australia during the month (includes five dedicated freight airlines but excludes airlines operating only via code share arrangements).
International scheduled passenger traffic in May 2010 was 1.887 million compared to 1.765 million in May 2009 – an increase of 6.9 per cent.
This follows on month on month increases of more than 9 per cent recorded between September 2009 and March 2010 and an increase of 4.3 per cent recorded in April 2010.
The chart below compares monthly passenger traffic for the year ended May 2010 with monthly passenger traffic for the year ended May 2009. Passenger traffic for the year ended May 2010 was 25.352 million which is an 8.0 per cent increase over the year ended May 2009.
Total seats made available on international scheduled operations to/from Australia during May 2010 were 2.862 million – an increase of 6.7 per cent compared to May 2009. The overall seat utilisation percentage was 66.7 per cent in May 2010 which is the same level recorded in May 2009.
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