IATA: Australian market to handle 150m pax p/a by 2037

3 June, 2018

IATA released (01-Jun-2018) a snapshot of aviation in Australia. Key details include:

  • Traffic: 94 million passengers to, from, or within Australia in 2017;
  • Demand growth: 2.4% p/a over next 20 years. Over 150 million passenger journeys p/a to, from and within Australia by 2037;
  • Workforce: Aviation supported 668,000 Australian jobs in 2016;
  • GDP contribution: USD62 billion in 2016;
  • Total airport pairs: 705 operated within Australia;
  • International airport pairs: 187. [more - original PR]