Sydney Airport: Chinese passengers are largest foreign inbound group with 15% stake

Sydney Airport announced (04-Dec-2016) Chinese passengers are the largest group of foreign inbound passengers, constituting 15% of total international passenger traffic. This figure is expected to increase with the new bilateral agreement between Australia and China which removes all capacity restrictions on airlines flying to and from both countries. Chinese tourists are expected to spend AUD9 billion (USD6.7 billion) per year in Australia by 2020. [more - original PR]