September 2024 Monthly traffic update

GENERAL
Tue, Oct 15 2024 08:30 am

Key points:

• In September 2024, there was a total of 807k international passenger movements in the month, a 2% increase compared to the same month in 2023. International seat capacity declined by 17k (2%) to 960k seats for the month and international load factors rose to 84%, an increase of 3 percentage points on September 2023;

• International non-transit passenger movements were flat on the prior year, due in part to the timing of school holidays starting later this year than in 2023;

• Domestic passenger movements decreased by 19k or 3% in the month of September 2024 when compared to the prior year with a 4k or 1% increase in seat capacity. Domestic load factors decreased by 3 percentage points on September 2023 to 84%. The majority of the domestic weakness was observed on the Auckland to Wellington route with 14k fewer passenger movements this year compared to the prior year, representing an 8% decline in passenger movements. Domestic passenger movements on all other routes decreased by 1% on 2% more capacity;

• Total passenger movements for the month of September 2024 of 1,480k were 90% of the pre-COVID equivalent with domestic passenger movements at 88% and international passenger movements at 91% respectively. For the 12 months ending September 2024 total passenger movements were 18.6 million, 90% of the pre-COVID equivalent; and

• Queenstown Airport international passenger numbers in September 2024 increased 7% on the year prior and domestic passengers increased 1% on the same month last year.


Please see attached pdf for full report.


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