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Australia’s domestic business class and restricted economy fares trend lower in September
September 15th 2025
Australia’s domestic passengers intending to fly business class or purchase restricted economy tickets enjoyed air fare relief this month compared with a year ago. Read More » Australia’s Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics’ (BITRE) monthly report said restricted economy fares declined 28.7% (27 index points) to 67.1 points and the business class measure was 6.7% lower at 59.6 points. On a less positive note, travellers searching for the cheapest air tickets were likely faced higher fares as the best discount fare category rose 8.2% index points (5.8 index points) to 76.2 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."
