International airline activity

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Summary

Sixty-two international airlines operated scheduled services to/from Australia during the month (includes three dedicated freight airlines but excludes airlines operating only via code share arrangements). 

International scheduled passenger traffic in February 2026 was 3.657 million compared to 3.349 million in February 2025 – an increase of 9.2%. This is the highest passenger traffic recorded for the month of February.

 Passenger traffic for the year ended February 2026 was 45.405 million which is an 8.0% increase over the figure for the year ended February 2025 (42.060 million).

Total seats made available on international scheduled operations to/from Australia during February 2026 were 4.713 million – an increase of 8.2% compared to February 2025. The overall seat utilisation percentage was 79.3% in February 2026. It was 78.8% in February 2025 and in February 2024.

Summary of year-on-year activity

Summary of month-on-month activity