THE month of Sep saw a total of 5.28 million passengers carried on domestic commercial aviation, showing a 0.2% uplift when compared with Sep 2017, according to the latest figures from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE).
The total number of aircraft trips was down 2.5% on the previous year, with 55,550 flights in operation.
The Melbourne to Sydney route remained the country’s busiest route for the month, carrying 739,653 passengers.
Brisbane to Sydney came in second, with 397,239 passengers flying the route in Sep, while Brisbane to Melbourne rounded out third with 303,208 pax.
Source: traveldaily