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Australia’s international air travellers declined for a fourth straight month in July
October 20th 2026
There were 3.87 million international airline passengers flying into and out of Australia in July, down 0.6% from 3.90 million in the same month in 2025. Read More » It was the fourth consecutive month of a year-on-year decline in Australia’s international air travellers, following falls of 1.5%, 1.4% and 0.8% in June, May and April, respectively. 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 16.4% share of all passengers, up 0.6 of a percentage point from 15.8% a year earlier. The other Qantas Group airline, Jetstar Airways, also grew its market share in June to 14.1%, from 12.9% in the same month in 2025. Singapore Airlines (SIA) was Australia’s largest foreign carrier in the 31 days at 8.8%, followed by Air New Zealand (6.5%) and Virgin Australia (4.6%). More than one in five passengers, or 20.9%%, flying into and out of Australia in July did so on an LCC, the BITRE report said, up from 20.7% in the same month in 2025 and 20.5% in July 2024. Total seats into and out of Australia rose 2% to 4.8 million in July. SIA topped the table for international freight for the month with a 14.7% market share, ahead of Qantas (10.7%) and Cathay Pacific (6.8%).
