AIR TRAVEL – AUSTRALIA

Sky high: Australians’ air travel habits

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 12-Dec-16

Findings from Roy Morgan Research’s latest Air Travel Report reveal that 51.3 per cent of Australians aged 14+ (10.1 million people) travelled by air for business and/or leisure at least once in the 12 months to September 2016, amassing a total of over 31 million air trips. Some 47.7 per cent (9.4 million people) flew for leisure, taking 20.4 million trips in total between them. A total of 7.1 million people travelled within Australia by air for holiday purposes, and 5.3 million flew overseas on at least one occasion for a holiday. Meanwhile, 2.3 million travelled by air at least once for business, with 2.1 million of these people travelling within Australia and 628,000) flying overseas for business at least once.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED

And Australia’s busiest business travel destination is…

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 3-May-16

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 2.1 million Australians aged 14+ reported flying for business purposes on their last domestic flight. The survey also shows that 27.9 per cent of business air-travellers flew to (or within) New South Wales, ahead of Queensland (22.7 per cent) and Victoria (22.3 per cent). The Northern Territory (2.8 per cent) and Tasmania (2.4 per cent) were the least trafficked domestic business destinations.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED

Sydney air passengers hit record

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Original article by Jamie Freed
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 18 : 21-Jan-16

New figures show that Sydney Airport’s passenger throughput rose by three per cent in 2015, to a record 39.656 million. The number of domestic passengers rose by 2.3 per cent to 25.9 million, while international passenger numbers grew by 4.3 per cent to 13.7 million. The airport benefited from an increase in airlines’ capacity. Meanwhile, a total of 33.1 million passengers passed through Melbourne Airport during 2015.

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SYDNEY AIRPORT – ASX SYD, MELBOURNE AIRPORT, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN

Qantas and Singapore Airlines set flight path for customer satisfaction success

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 21-Dec-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey, which was carried out in the year to October 2015, has found that 7.6 million Australians aged 14+ fly on a domestic airline in an average four weeks. Meanwhile, 4.6 million Australians travel with an international airline and 1.9 million fly domestic business class. The October Roy Morgan Research Customer Satisfaction Awards shows that Qantas had a customer satisfaction rating of 84 per cent in the categories of Domestic Airline and Domestic Business Airline, ahead of Virgin Australia (82 per cent and 78 per cent respectively. Singapore Airlines (91 per cent) and Emirates (88 per cent) had the highest satisfaction ratings in the category of International Airline.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX VAH, SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED, EMIRATES AIRLINES, AIR NEW ZEALAND LIMITED – ASX AIZ, THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED

Jetstar says south-east Asia routes taking off

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Original article by Jamie Freed
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 26 : 6-Aug-15

Australians have changed their travel destinations, in response to the fall in the Australian dollar. Jetstar Group CEO Jayne Hrdlicka told the CAPA 2015 Australia-Pacific Aviation Summit in Sydney on 5 August 2015 that demand has shifted towards south-east Asia, which is cheaper that the US and Europe. Demand for domestic destinations is still subdued, but Hrdlicka expects an improvement over the next two years.

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JETSTAR AIRLINES PTY LTD, VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX VAH, CENTRE FOR ASIA PACIFIC AVIATION, CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED

Virgin, Qantas expand regional air fleets as rivals struggle

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Original article by Jamie Freed
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 13 : 3-Aug-15

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines will increase its capacity following the $A15.1m acquisition of two Fokker 100s. Alliance Aviation Services secured a deal to sell the airplanes in May 2015, but the identity of the buyer had not previously been disclosed. Qantas has also been actively increasingly its fleet of aircraft servicing regional routes, and has advised that the Network Aviation airline in Western Australia will adopt the QantasLink name.

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VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX VAH, VIRGIN AUSTRALIA REGIONAL AIRLINES PTY LTD, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, NETWORK AVIATION PTY LTD, QANTASLINK, ALLIANCE AVIATION SERVICES LIMITED – ASX AQZ, BHP BILLITON IRON ORE PTY LTD, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, ADITYA BIRLA MINERALS LIMITED – ASX ABY, CONSOLIDATED MINERALS LIMITED, REGIONAL EXPRESS AIRLINES, REGIONAL EXPRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX REX, SKYWEST AIRLINES LIMITED

Sydney Airport passenger growth predicted to lag

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Original article by Jamie Freed
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 19 : 10-Jul-15

Moody’s says Brisbane and Melbourne airports are best placed to benefit from stronger international growth, while the international passenger growth rate at Sydney has fallen behind forecasts. It remains Australia’s main international gateway, but Melbourne and Brisbane are experiencing better growth rates because of new services to those airports. Moody’s says airports with a greater reliance on domestic travellers, such as Perth and Adelaide, face a more challenging outlook in passenger volume trends.

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MOODY’S INVESTORS SERVICE INCORPORATED, SYDNEY AIRPORT – ASX SYD, BRISBANE AIRPORT CORPORATION LIMITED, AUSTRALIA PACIFIC AIRPORTS (MELBOURNE) PTY LTD, ADELAIDE AIRPORT LIMITED, WESTRALIA AIRPORTS CORPORATION PTY LTD, CREDIT SUISSE (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED, JP MORGAN AUSTRALIA LIMITED, AIR CANADA

Air NZ seeks to delay Qantas competition

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Original article by Jamie Freed
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 17 : 6-Jul-15

Qantas and American Airlines plan to increase capacity on the Australia-US route by about nine per cent in late 2015. Qantas will reintroduce flights from Sydney to San Francisco, while American Airlines will offer daily flights on the Sydney-Los Angeles route. They are awaiting interim approval for the increased capacity from the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, but Air New Zealand has expressed concern about the proposed alliance in a submission to the competition regulator.

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QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, AMERICAN AIRLINES INCORPORATED, AIR NEW ZEALAND LIMITED – ASX AIZ, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, MOODY’S INVESTORS SERVICE INCORPORATED

ACCC frowns at China Eastern tie

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Original article by Jamie Freed
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 19 : 25-Mar-15

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) is concerned about a proposed alliance between Qantas and China Eastern Airlines. The ACCC has opposed the alliance in its draft ruling, arguing that the two carriers would dominate the Sydney-Shanghai route. ACCC chairman Rod Sims says he would be more willing to support an alliance between Qantas and carriers such as China Southern or Air China, as Qantas does not currently have flights to their main hubs

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QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, AIR CHINA, CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED, CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LIMITED

Virgin, Delta keep Pacific capacity

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Original article by Jamie Freed
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 25 : 19-Mar-15

Virgin Australia and Delta Air Lines will seek regulatory approval to extend their alliance for another 10 years. However, the carriers have ruled out increasing their capacity on the Australia-US route. Delta president Edward Bastian has also indicated that the US carrier does not intend to introduce flights between Melbourne and Los Angeles. Qantas increased its capacity on several routes between Australia and the US in 2014

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VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX VAH, DELTA AIR LINES, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN AUSTRALIA