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Mixed fare data for Australian domestic air travellers
April 14th 2025
Australia’s domestic passengers flying in business class or purchasing restricted economy tickets enjoyed air fare relief this month compared with a year ago, local data reveals. Read More » Figures published by Australia’s Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE) show the measure of restricted economy fares has fallen 22.2%, or 18.2 index points, to 64 points. The business class measure was 8.4% lower at 53.1 points. However, potential travellers searching for the cheapest air tickets were likely left disappointed with the BITRE best discount measure rising 12.5 index points (20.8%), to 60 points. “The series is a price index of the lowest available fare in each fare class weighted over selected routes,” BITRE said. “It does not measure real airline yields or average fares paid by passengers.”
