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Australia’s domestic air fares trend lower in October
October 21st 2025
Australia’s domestic passengers intending to fly business class or purchase restricted economy tickets likely enjoyed significant air fare relief this month compared with a year ago. Read More » Australia’s Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics’ (BITRE) monthly report said restricted economy fares declined 35.1% to 61.6 points and the business class measure was 17.4% lower at 57.3 points. On a less positive note, travellers searching for the cheapest air tickets likely got hardly any fare relief this month as the best discount fare category fell by a slender 0.8% to 69.7 points. "The series is a price index of the lowest available fare in each fare class weighted over selected routes," BITRE said. "It does not measure real airline yields or average fares paid by passengers."
