July 2022 Monthly traffic update and August 2022 Preview

July 2022 Monthly traffic update and August 2022 Monthly Traffic preview

July 2022 Monthly traffic update

41%. Auckland Airport total passenger volumes increased by 41% in July 2022 versus July 2021 and now represent 66% of July 2018. Compared to July 2021, international passengers (excl. transits) were up 284%, transit passengers were up 5249% and domestic passengers were down by 4%.

Key Points:

• International passenger recovery continues with passenger numbers for July 2022 increasing 42% on prior month representing a 50% recovery compared to July 2018;

• Short-haul and long-haul international passenger numbers have recovered to 64% and 32% respectively when compared to July 2018 with long-haul passengers increasing by 52% compared to June 2022 and short-haul international passengers increasing by 38% on June 2022;

• Domestic passengers for the month were 4% down on the year prior, they increased by 10% on June 2022 and have recovered to 87% of the pre-COVID equivalent in July 2018; and

• Queenstown airport had a strong month with passenger numbers for July 2022 at 101% of July 2018. International passengers were 87% and domestic passengers at 110% when compared to July 2018 due to the timing of school holidays in the month.


August 2022 Monthly traffic preview

68% of pre-COVID equivalent. In August 2022, total passenger volumes at Auckland Airport were 68% of the pre-COVID equivalent in August 2018, the last full year not impacted by the COVID pandemic. International passengers (excl. transits) were 54% of the pre-COVID equivalent in August 2018 with transit passengers and domestic passengers at 48% and 84% respectively.

Key Points:

• The international passenger recovery continued in August with passenger movements for the month recovering to 54% of the pre-COVID equivalent, an increase from 50% in July 2022. Compared to the prior month, passenger movements were marginally down in August reflecting the school holidays falling in the month of July;

• Short-haul international passenger movements are 66% of the pre-COVID equivalent, with Australia 65% and Pacific Islands 70%. Cook Islands is still proving popular recovering to 96% compared to August 2018 and Fiji at 86%. Long-haul international passenger movements were 36% of pre-COVID equivalent. Excluding countries with more restrictive border policies in place (China, Japan, Hong Kong) the recovery is 52%;

• Domestic passenger movements in August 2022 are 84% of the pre-COVID equivalent, with a slight decrease of 4% compared to July 2022; and

• Queenstown once again is proving popular with domestic passenger movements 106% of August 2018 and international passengers 98%.

Please see attached pdf for full report.

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