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20-Jun-2016 1:48 PM

Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport pax up 5% in May-2016

Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport passenger numbers - traffic highlights for May-2016:

  • Passenger numbers: 3.2 million, +5.2% year-on-year;

Sydney Airport: "Sydney Airport international passenger traffic continued to perform strongly during May, growing 7.8% compared to the prior corresponding period (pcp). This result was driven by a 12.1% increase in seat capacity. Strong foreign demand (+9.8%) contributed to the international passenger growth, with Chinese (+13.1%), USA (+16.8%), Indian (+13.8%), Philippine (+27.3%) and Korean (+11.5%) nationalities performing well. Chinese nationals increased by nearly 10,000 and were the largest foreign contributor of incremental passengers, primarily due to an increase in seat capacity from new and existing airline customers. Australian outbound passengers also grew strongly, increasing 5.7%. Indonesia (+33.1%), USA (+6.0%), Thailand (+19.2%), China (+19.5%), Japan (+29.5%) and Hong Kong (+4.0%) were among the fastest growing destinations for Australian visitors, due to significant seat capacity increases." Kerrie Mather, MD and CEO.

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