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Australia’s domestic passenger traffic rose 7.8% in March
June 8th 2026
Airlines in Australia flew 5.1 million passengers on domestic flights in March, up from 4.7 million in-country air travellers in the same month in 2025. Read More » Capacity measured by available seats rose 6.8% in the month, Australia’s Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE) said, while revenue passenger kilometres was 7.8% higher year-on-year. Passenger load factor was 1 percentage point higher to 80.7%. Australia’s busiest domestic route - Melbourne-Sydney - recorded a 0.6% increase in passenger numbers to 727,000 for the reported 31 days. In contrast to Melbourne-Sydney, Australia’s next two busiest domestic routes, Brisbane-Sydney and Brisbane-Melbourne, posted double-digit increases in passengers at 13.7% to 375,800 and 15% to 307,500, respectively.
