Trends in Australia’s international aviation markets Jonathan Firth Aviation Statistics Section – BTRE BTRE Transport Colloquium June 2006
Total international passenger traffic Source: ABS
Top Origin/Destination (O/D) markets YE Dec 2005
Australia – New Zealand O/D Traffic Source: ABS
Australia – UK O/D Traffic Source: ABS
Australia – USA O/D Traffic Source: ABS
Australia – Japan O/D Traffic Source: ABS
Australia – China O/D Traffic Source: ABS
International airline market shares Source: BTRE
Summary International passenger numbers at record levels. Recent growth largely driven by Australian resident travel. While some markets have been affected by adverse world events others have continued to grow strongly. Market share of Australian airlines has decreased by over 10 percentage points between 1995 and Market share of hub carriers (eg EK, SQ) has increased.