International airline activity

Summary

Sixty-one international airlines operated scheduled services to/from Australia during the month (includes three dedicated freight airlines but excludes airlines operating only via code share arrangements).

International scheduled passenger traffic in October 2024 was 3.557 million. Passenger traffic was 3.171 million in October 2023 and 2.197 million in October 2022.

Passenger traffic for the year ended October 2024 was 40.587 million. It was 34.110 million for the year ended October 2023 and was 14.530 million for the year ended October 2022.

Total seats made available on international scheduled operations to/from Australia during October 2024 were 4.344 million – an increase of 10.2 per cent compared to October 2023. The overall seat utilisation percentage was 83.5 per cent in October 2024. It was 85.9 per cent in October 2022 and 82.2 per cent in October 2023.

Summary of year on year activity

  Year ended October 2023 Year ended October 2024 Change
Total passenger movements (million) 34.110 40.587 19.0%

Summary of month on month activity

  October 2023 October 2024 Change
Passengers carried (million)

3.171

3.557

12.2%

Freight (tonnes)

86 273

98 310

14.0%

Mail (tonnes)

1 997

2 242

12.3%

Available Seats (million)

3.943

4.344

10.2%

Flights

15 630

17 024

8.9%

Aircraft Movements

16 008

17 462

9.1%

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