International airline activity
- Summary
- Time series
- Monthly publications
- International airlines operated flights and seats
- Annual publications
Summary
Forty-two international airlines operated scheduled services to/from Australia during the month (includes six dedicated freight airlines but excludes airlines operating only via code share arrangements).
International scheduled passenger traffic in July 2020 was 73,851 compared to 3.736 million in July 2019 – a decrease of 98.0 per cent. International air services this month have been severely impacted by travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The chart below compares monthly passenger traffic for the year ended July 2020 with monthly passenger traffic for the year ended July 2019. Passenger traffic for the year ended July 2020 was 27.070 million which is a 35.8 per cent decrease over the figure for the year ended July 2019.
Total seats made available on international scheduled operations to/from Australia during July 2020 were 264,564 – a decrease of 94.3 per cent compared to July 2019. The overall seat utilisation percentage decreased from 82.5 per cent in July 2019 to 27.9 per cent in July 2020.
Summary of year on year activity
| Year ended July 2019 |
Year ended July 2020 |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total passenger movements (million) | 42.146 | 27.070 | -35.8% |
Summary of month on month activity
| July 2019 | July 2020 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers carried (million) | 3.736 | 0.074 | -98.0% |
| Freight (tonnes) | 87 557 | 67 946 | -22.4% |
| Mail (tonnes) | 3 115 | 1 560 | -49.9% |
| Available Seats (million) | 4.617 | 0.265 | -94.3% |
| Flights | 17 880 | 3 017 | -83.1% |
| Aircraft Movements | 18 336 | 3 175 | -82.7% |
