International airline activity

Fifty-one 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 November 2009 was 2.070 million compared to 1.890 million in November 2008 – an increase of 9.5 per cent.

This follows on month on month increases of 11.5 per cent in September 2009 and 10.2 per cent in October 2009. In 2009, February (-4.8 per cent) and March (-4.9 per cent) were the only two months to record decreased month on month traffic growth.

The chart below compares monthly passenger traffic for the year ended November 2009 with monthly passenger traffic for the year ended November 2008. Passenger traffic for the year ended November 2009 was 24.172 million which is a 3.1 per cent increase over the year ended November 2008.

Total seats made available on international scheduled operations to/from Australia during November 2009 were 2.771 million – an increase of 4.8 per cent compared to November 2008. The overall seat utilisation percentage has increased from 72.5 per cent in November 2008 to 75.7 per cent in November 2009.