February 2021 Monthly traffic update and March 2021 preview
Notes:
This monthly traffic update from Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) is generated with assistance and data from Statistics New Zealand, the New Zealand Customs Service, Airways New Zealand, Immigration New Zealand, Queenstown
Airport Corporation and AIAL. International and Domestic passenger movements are actual. This document is intended for information purposes. It should not be considered a recommendation, offer or invitation to purchase securities. All
reasonable steps have been taken to ensure that the information is true and accurate at the time of publication. *Maximum Certificated Take-Off Weight (MCTOW) forms the basis of determining airfield charges at Auckland Airport.
aucklandairport.co.nz Issued: 16 April 2021
February 2021 Monthly traffic update and March 2021 preview
-71.0%
Auckland Airport total passenger volumes decreased by 71.0% in February 2021 versus last year. International passengers (excl.
transits) were down 96.9%, transit passengers were down 96.4% and domestic passengers were down by 41.4%.
Key Points:
• The decline in total passengers for February 2021 reflects the impact of the travel restrictions imposed by the New Zealand Government in
response to COVID-19. The closure of the New Zealand border from 20 March 2020 to all but New Zealand citizens and permanent residents has
had a significant impact on international services.
• The Australian Government suspended quarantine-free travel to Australia from New Zealand on 15 February 2021 for six days following Auckland
entering Alert Level 3 lockdown and the rest of New Zealand entering Alert Level 2 for three days. Three Australian states (Queensland, Victoria,
and New South Wales) followed on by restricting travel bubbles with New Zealand and stopped all “green flights” coming from New Zealand on
24 February 2021.
• Domestic services in February 2021 were also impacted by further travel restrictions when Auckland re-entered Alert Level 3 at 11.59pm on
Sunday, 14 February 2021 for a period of three days and again at 6am on Sunday, 28 February 2021 for a period of six days.
AUCKLAND AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
International passengers (excl. Transits) 25,120799,154-96.9%205,1217,157,113-97.1%787,26810,427,395-92.5%
Transit movements2,01055,818-96.4%37,672689,832-94.5%82,526994,456-91.7%
Domestic passengers435,940743,417-41.4%3,576,6686,229,417-42.6%4,394,3599,421,984-53.4%
Total passengers463,0701,598,389-71.0%3,819,46114,076,362-72.9%5,264,15320,843,835-74.7%
Top 10 arrivals by country of last residence
New Zealand3,061151,245-98.0%23,5271,728,545-98.6%143,0212,459,347-94.2%
Australia2,19677,818-97.2%22,081613,964-96.4%69,474882,943-92.1%
United Kingdom1,10328,467-96.1%10,508144,483-92.7%23,507186,167-87.4%
United States of America67640,727-98.3%6,563208,704-96.9%26,686298,810-91.1%
China, People's Republic of3364,293-92.2%2,592203,074-98.7%4,563309,638-98.5%
Canada20311,534-98.2%1,64347,571-96.5%6,97864,853-89.2%
India3078,340-96.3%1,45744,155-96.7%5,82964,249-90.9%
Cook Islands5331,185-55.0%1,3979,753-85.7%2,26214,302-84.2%
Samoa2742,539-89.2%1,37221,588-93.6%2,88530,689-90.6%
Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region)1323,966-96.7%1,14629,428-96.1%3,08542,560-92.8%
Aircraft Movements
International aircraft movements1,1224,473-74.9%9,06138,559-76.5%15,46356,622-72.7%
Domestic aircraft movements7,2059,524-24.3%52,46578,704-33.3%67,936119,351-43.1%
Total aircraft movements8,32713,997-40.5%61,526117,263-47.5%83,399175,973-52.6%
MCTOW (tonnes) *
International MCTOW133,431470,656-71.7%1,105,4353,946,600-72.0%1,828,6055,785,056-68.4%
Domestic MCTOW133,627189,730-29.6%1,029,8641,535,583-32.9%1,324,9032,324,843-43.0%
Total MCTOW267,058660,386-59.6%2,135,2985,482,183-61.1%3,153,5088,109,899-61.1%
Cargo (tonnes)
International Export7,0348,545-17.7%53,71657,425-6.5%76,71785,985-10.8%
International Import5,4946,591-16.6%53,24463,441-16.1%74,55593,553-20.3%
Total Cargo12,52815,136-17.2%106,960120,866-11.5%151,272179,538-15.7%
Total Cargo Value NZ$(000)1,318,6961,772,620-25.6%13,500,57115,370,696-12.2%19,694,70222,556,823-12.7%
QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international passengers 054,382-100.0%0547,411-100.0%35,808730,641-95.1%
Total domestic passengers 86,778139,811-37.9%889,1671,140,512-22.0%1,035,7271,668,699-37.9%
Total passengers86,778194,193-55.3%889,1671,687,923-47.3%1,071,5352,399,340-55.3%
Aircraft Movements
International aircraft movements0432-100.0%04,171-100.0%3195,600-94.3%
Domestic aircraft movements7221,112-35.1%7,5658,734-13.4%9,11912,732-28.4%
Total aircraft movements7221,544-53.2%7,56512,905-41.4%9,43818,332-48.5%
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Notes:
This monthly traffic update from Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) is generated with assistance and data from Statistics New Zealand, the New Zealand Customs Service, Airways New Zealand, Immigration New Zealand, Queenstown
Airport Corporation and AIAL. International and Domestic passenger movements are actual. This document is intended for information purposes. It should not be considered a recommendation, offer or invitation to purchase securities. All
reasonable steps have been taken to ensure that the information is true and accurate at the time of publication. *Maximum Certificated Take-Off Weight (MCTOW) forms the basis of determining airfield charges at Auckland Airport.
aucklandairport.co.nz Issued: 16 April 2021
March 2021 Monthly traffic update preview
-53.8%
Auckland Airport total passenger volumes decreased by 53.8% in March 2021 versus last year. International passengers (excl. transits)
were down 95.0%, transit passengers were down 92.9% and domestic passengers were down by 11.1%.
Key Points:
• The decline in total passengers for March 2021 reflects the impact of the travel restrictions imposed by the New Zealand Government in response
to COVID-19. The closure of the New Zealand border from 20 March 2020 to all but New Zealand citizens and permanent residents has had a
significant impact on international services.
• The Australian Government resumed one-way quarantine-free travel from New Zealand to Australia on Thursday, 11 March 2021. The
arrangement allows travellers who have been in New Zealand for 14 days to travel by air to Australia quarantine-free, without applying for a travel
exemption.
• Domestic services in March 2021 were also impacted by further travel restrictions when Auckland re-entered Alert Level 3 at 6am on Sunday, 28
February 2021 for a period of six days until 6am on Sunday, 7 March 2021.
AUCKLAND AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
International passengers (excl. Transits) 25,590513,455-95.0%230,7117,670,568-97.0%299,40310,037,365-97.0%
Transit movements2,81639,624-92.9%40,488729,456-94.4%45,718955,596-95.2%
Domestic passengers472,538531,509-11.1%4,049,2066,760,926-40.1%4,335,3889,066,150-52.2%
Total passengers500,9441,084,588-53.8%4,320,40515,160,950-71.5%4,680,50920,059,111-76.7%
Aircraft Movements
International aircraft movements1,2263,459-64.6%10,28742,018-75.5%13,23055,273-76.1%
Domestic aircraft movements7,2888,628-15.5%59,75587,332-31.6%66,598116,816-43.0%
Total aircraft movements8,51412,087-29.6%70,042129,350-45.9%79,828172,089-53.6%
MCTOW (tonnes) *
International MCTOW148,580351,845-57.8%1,254,0154,298,603-70.8%1,622,7095,626,383-71.2%
Domestic MCTOW139,804171,539-18.5%1,169,6681,707,211-31.5%1,292,9602,280,227-43.3%
Total MCTOW288,384523,384-44.9%2,423,6836,005,814-59.6%2,915,6697,906,610-63.1%
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