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Australia’s international air travellers declined 0.8% in April
August 10th 2026
There were 3.62 million international airline passengers flying into and out of Australia in April, down about 30,000 from the 3.65 million in the same month in 2025. Read More » The monthly report from Australia’s Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE) said Qantas Group’s Qantas Airways led the market with a 17.7% share of all passengers, up 1.3 percentage points from 16.4% a year earlier. The other Qantas Group airline, Jetstar Airways, also grew its market share in April to 15.3%, from 13.7% from the same month in 2025. Singapore Airlines (SIA) was Australia’s largest foreign carrier in the 30 days at 8.9%, followed by Air New Zealand (6.9%) and Cathay Pacific Airways (4.7%). More than one in five passengers, or about 23% flying into and out of Australia in February did so on an LCC, the BITRE report said, up from 21.1% in the same month in 2025 and 20.4% in April 2024. Total seats into and out of Australia inched 0.2 of a percentage point higher in April to 4.47 million, from 4.46. SIA topped the table for international freight for the month with a 16.9% market share, ahead of Qantas (10.7%) and Cathay Pacific (7.6%).
