September 2017 Monthly traffic update
2.2% International passengers (excluding transits) were up by 2.2% at
Auckland Airport in September 2017 compared to September 2016. Winter
holiday travel continued to drive growth on Pacific Island routes, up 5.4%.
The later timing of New Zealand and Australian school holidays combined with
the impact from the temporary fuel disruption resulted in lower passenger
growth in September 2017; we expect to see much of this growth to move into
October 2017.
6.1%
Mackay Airport''s domestic passenger volumes were 6.1% higher in
September 2017 compared with September 2016. This growth was driven by a 5%
increase in passenger load factors. The recent return to growth for Mackay
Airport after a period of decline was in part due to the suspension of Virgin
Australia flights to nearby Moranbah airport which consolidated traffic on
Mackay services. Traffic was further boosted by an Elton John concert in late
September.
97% Despite fuel rationing over a 12 day period in September 2017, 97% of
the scheduled domestic and international flights operated at Auckland Airport
during the period. Impacts to travel and trade were largely mitigated as
airlines worked hard to accommodate affected passengers, and services were
back to schedule in time for the Term 3 school holidays.
QF/EK changes Qantas and Emirates have announced network changes to
their Tasman services from late-March 2018. Emirates will stop flying its
Brisbane and Melbourne services to Auckland, to focus on its daily long-haul
Auckland-Dubai A380 service, which better serves European traffic. At the
same time Qantas will increase the frequency of its Auckland services from
Melbourne (+7 flights weekly) and Brisbane (+2 flights weekly), and use more
widebody A330 aircraft on its Tasman routes.
Please see attached pdf for full Monthly Traffic Update report.
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