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Australia's international air passengers up 10.4% in January
March 24th 2022
There were 442,608 air travellers who flew into and out of Australia in January, up 10.4% month-on-month from 400,992 passengers in December, figures from the Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE) report. Read More » Compared with pre-COVID-19 levels however, the January figure was 89.1% below the 4.1 million passengers recorded in the same month in 2019. Capacity was 80.8% lower, at 959 258 seats, from five million seats in January 2019. "International air services this month have been severely impacted by travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic," the January 2022 BITRE report said. Singapore Airlines was Australia's largest international carrier by passengers for the month, with a 17.4% market share, followed by Qantas (16.7%) and Emirates (12.5%).
