International airline activity

Summary

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

International scheduled passenger traffic in October 2022 was 2.174 million. International passenger traffic continues to be severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Passenger traffic was 46,145 in October 2021 and 3.587 million in October 2019.

Passenger traffic for the year ended October 2022 was 14.506 million which is a 65.7 per cent decrease over the figure for the year ended October 2019 (42.318 million). Passenger traffic in the year ended October 2021 was 1.145 million.

Total seats made available on international scheduled operations to/from Australia during October 2022 were 2.584 million – a decrease of 42.3 per cent compared to October 2019. The overall seat utilisation percentage was 82.1 per cent in October 2019 and 8.7 per cent in October 2021. It has increased to 86.1 per cent in October 2022.

Summary of year on year activity

	Year ended October 2021	Year ended October 2022	Change
Total passenger movements (million)	1.145	14.506	1266.9%

Summary of month on month activity

	October 2021	October 2022	Change
Passengers carried (million)	0.046	2.174	4710.4%
Freight (tonnes)	87,056	76,828	-11.7%
Mail (tonnes)	1,595	1,988	24.6%
Available Seats (million)	0.532	2.584	385.4%
Flights	4,187	10,922	160.9%
Aircraft Movements	4,327	10,563	144.1%