Perth airport had its busiest-ever month in January
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Perth airport had its busiest-ever month in January
In terms of passengers, that is.
https://www.wa.gov.au/government/med...overy-20240403
Western Australia's inbound aviation numbers have taken off in 2024, with Perth Airport clocking its busiest month on record in January with 1.39 million passengers.
For the first time since the State's borders reopened, the number of international flights surged beyond previous levels at the start of the year, with close to 1,000 international and nearly 1,780 interstate inbound flights across January.
These figures represent a 107 per cent recovery compared to 2019, with the upward trend continuing in February, when flight numbers reached 108 per cent compared to the same period in 2019. Additionally, Perth Airport reports international passenger numbers have surpassed pre-COVID levels.
Since the pandemic, the Western Australian Government, in partnership with Perth Airport, has secured non-stop flights from 19 global destinations including Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Johannesburg, London, Paris, Rome and Tokyo.
Western Australia also remains the only Australian state or territory with non-stop aviation connections with the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. Emirates has also recently announced a second daily flight between Dubai and Perth launching in December 2024 which will bring over 129,000 new inbound seats to Western Australia every year.
The State is expected to meet the national forecasted recovery for international visitors by 2025.
The WA Government's $75 million Aviation Recovery Fund (ARF) was delivered as part of the State's Reconnect WA strategy and is designed to attract airlines back to Western Australia, and help develop new routes and increase capacity on existing routes, both domestically and internationally.
https://www.wa.gov.au/government/med...overy-20240403
Western Australia's inbound aviation numbers have taken off in 2024, with Perth Airport clocking its busiest month on record in January with 1.39 million passengers.
For the first time since the State's borders reopened, the number of international flights surged beyond previous levels at the start of the year, with close to 1,000 international and nearly 1,780 interstate inbound flights across January.
These figures represent a 107 per cent recovery compared to 2019, with the upward trend continuing in February, when flight numbers reached 108 per cent compared to the same period in 2019. Additionally, Perth Airport reports international passenger numbers have surpassed pre-COVID levels.
Since the pandemic, the Western Australian Government, in partnership with Perth Airport, has secured non-stop flights from 19 global destinations including Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Johannesburg, London, Paris, Rome and Tokyo.
Western Australia also remains the only Australian state or territory with non-stop aviation connections with the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. Emirates has also recently announced a second daily flight between Dubai and Perth launching in December 2024 which will bring over 129,000 new inbound seats to Western Australia every year.
The State is expected to meet the national forecasted recovery for international visitors by 2025.
The WA Government's $75 million Aviation Recovery Fund (ARF) was delivered as part of the State's Reconnect WA strategy and is designed to attract airlines back to Western Australia, and help develop new routes and increase capacity on existing routes, both domestically and internationally.
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For the first time since the State's borders reopened, the number of international flights surged beyond previous levels at the start of the year, with close to 1,000 international and nearly 1,780 interstate inbound flights across January.
January 2020
Passengers
Inbound 238,157
Outbound 204, 575
Total 442,732
FlightsInbound 1,045
Outbound 1,044
Total 2,089
GggJanuary 2024
Passengers
Inbound 222,396
Outbound 181,868
Total 404,264
FlightsInbound 1,032
Outbound 1,033
Total 2,065
Last edited by MickG0105; 9th Apr 2024 at 07:49. Reason: Formatting
Not that anyone would ever doubt something coming off the desk of the Western Australian Deputy Premier; Treasurer; Minister for Transport; Minister for Tourism, the Honourable Rita Saffioti (giving the late Russ Hinze a run for his money in the Minister for Everything stakes) but the BITRE international numbers seem to contradict that.
For the first time since the State's borders reopened, the number of international flights surged beyond previous levels at the start of the year, ...
I might be misreading that because of the later reference to surpassing "pre-COVID levels".
They should be in the Table 4 stats from the monthlies at https://www.bitre.gov.au/publication...y_publications
Last edited by MickG0105; 9th Apr 2024 at 09:21. Reason: Added point to save another post
The originally quoted article referred to 2019? In Jan 2020 passenger numbers were already declining IIRC. The Jan improvements are numbers of international flights and the Feb pax numbers are as reported by Perth airport rather than BITRE. There a lies, damn lies and statistics
