1. Trends in Australia’s aviation markets Jonathan Firth Aviation Statistics Section – BTRE BTRE Transport Colloquium 13 - 14 June 2007

2. Australian domestic aviation passengers Source: BTRE

3. Top domestic city pairs City Pair2006 Pax (000) Growth (%) Share (%) Melbourne-Sydney 6 4083.014.5 Brisbane-Sydney 3 8231.68.6 Brisbane-Melbourne 2 5442.25.7 Gold Coast-Sydney 1 9105.04.3 Adelaide-Melbourne 1 8512.14.2 Adelaide-Sydney 1 45514.63.3 Melbourne-Perth 1 4247.93.2 Perth-Sydney 1 25811.72.8 Melbourne-Gold Coast 1 23711.72.8 Brisbane-Cairns 1 1136.42.5 Total Top Ten 23 0224.852.0 Other 21 2358.448.0 Total Domestic 44 2576.5100.0

4. Top domestic airports Airport2006 Pax (000) Growth (%) Share (%) Sydney 20 4774.923.1 Melbourne 17 3783.919.6 Brisbane 13 0726.814.8 Adelaide 5 6726.16.4 Perth 5 43414.26.1 Gold Coast 3 4693.23.9 Cairns 3 2882.83.7 Canberra 2 6133.53.0 Hobart 1 6181.11.8 Darwin 1 3127.21.5 Total Top Ten 74 3335.484.0 Other 14 18012.416.0 All Airports 88 5146.5100.0

5. International passengers to/from Australia Source: BTRE

6. Top international city pairs City Pair2006 Pax (000) Growth (%) Share (%) Auckland - Sydney 1 191-4.25.5 Singapore - Sydney 9774.34.6 Hong Kong - Sydney 86911.54.0 Melbourne - Singapore 8314.83.9 Perth - Singapore 8181.63.8 Auckland - Brisbane 7643.6 Brisbane - Singapore 6976.63.2 Auckland - Melbourne 6611.33.1 Los Angeles - Sydney 636-2.03.0 Bangkok - Sydney 55213.92.6 Total Top Ten 7 9962.937.2 Other 13 4842.962.8 Total International 21 4802.9100.0

7. Australian international airports Airport 2006 Pax (000) Growth (%) Share (%) Sydney 9 8593.645.9 Melbourne 4 2911.620.0 Brisbane 3 7634.317.5 Perth 2 0351.49.5 Cairns 792-8.23.7 Adelaide 40019.81.9 Gold Coast 193-5.00.9 Darwin 12721.50.6 Norfolk Island 19-2.60.1 All Airports 21 4802.9100.0

8. Conclusion The Australian aviation industry is experiencing record traffic levels and operating at high load factors. Currently domestic traffic is growing faster than international. Challenges facing the industry –Absorbing new capacity and new aircraft types –New entrants (Tiger, International LCCs) –Fuel prices –Environmental costs (emissions trading / taxes)