For the first time since the start of the pandemic international passenger traffic has surpassed the 80 per cent recovery mark, with 1,086,000 passengers passing through T1 International in March 2023. This represents an 82.3 per cent recovery on March 2019 passenger traffic.
Domestic passenger traffic was 89.2 per cent recovered compared to March 2019, with 2,080,000 travellers passing through the terminals.
Sydney Airport CEO Geoff Culbert said: “With new airlines and routes coming online, momentum is starting to build, especially in our T1 International terminal.
“With China now open for business and the European and North American summer almost here, we anticipate our international traffic will continue to pick-up in the coming months.”
TOP 10 NATIONALITIES PASSING THROUGH SYDNEY AIRPORT
US travellers were the largest cohort of international passengers passing through Sydney Airport in March 2023.The recovery rate for UK visitors hit 87.4 per cent in March, its highest point since the international border reopened in February last year.
There was a sharp rise in the number of Chinese nationals coming to Australia, with the March number representing a 39.6 per cent recovery compared to March 2019, this was up from a 24.7 per cent recovery rate in February 2023.
The top 10 nationalities were:
- Australian
- United States
- New Zealand
- United Kingdom
- China
- India
- South Korea
- Japan
- Canada
- Philippines
Growing interest in Australia as a visitor destination has led United Airlines to announce its largest-ever South Pacific network expansion, which will include twice daily flights between San Francisco and Sydney starting 28 October 2023.
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