Trends in Australias aviation markets

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Trends in Australias aviation markets

• Jonathan Firth Aviation Statistics Section
  BTRE
• BTRE Transport Colloquium
• 13 - 14 June 2007

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Australian domestic aviation passengers
Source BTRE
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Top domestic city pairs
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Top domestic airports
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International passengers to/from Australia
Source BTRE
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Top international city pairs
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Australian international airports
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Conclusion

• The Australian aviation industry is experiencing
  record traffic levels and operating at high load
  factors.
• Currently domestic traffic is growing faster than
  international.
• Challenges facing the industry
• Absorbing new capacity and new aircraft types
• New entrants (Tiger, International LCCs)
• Fuel prices
• Environmental costs (emissions trading / taxes)