International airline activity

Summary

Sixty 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 September 2024 was 3.515 million. Passenger traffic was 3.179 million in September 2023 and 2.095 million in September 2022.

Passenger traffic for the year ended September 2024 was 40.195 million. It was 33.136 million for the year ended September 2023 and was 12.379 million for the year ended September 2022.

Total seats made available on international scheduled operations to/from Australia during September 2024 were 4.183 million – an increase of 8.1 per cent compared to September 2023. The overall seat utilisation percentage was 85.5 per cent in September 2024. It was 88.9 per cent in September 2022 and 83.7 per cent in September 2023.

Summary of year on year activity

	Year ended September 2023	Year ended September 2024	Change
Total passenger movements (million)	33.136	40.195	21.3%

Summary of month on month activity

	September 2023	September 2024	Change
Passengers carried (million)	3.179	3.515	10.6%
Freight (tonnes)	78 523	90 654	15.4%
Mail (tonnes)	1 874	1 889	0.8%
Available Seats (million)	3.870	4.183	8.1%
Flights	15 404	16 503	7.1%
Aircraft Movements	15 812	16 937	7.1%