December 2021 Monthly traffic update and Jan 2022 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: 17 February 2022
December 2021 Monthly traffic update
-40.0%
Auckland Airport total passenger volumes decreased by 40% in December 2021 versus December 2020 and were down 82.4%
compared to December 2018. Compared with December 2020, international passengers (excl. transits) were up 34.7%, transit
passengers were down 35.7% and domestic passengers were down by 44%.
Key Points:
• Entry to New Zealand remained restricted in the month with vast majority of arriving passengers going into compulsory MIQ. International
passenger numbers in December improved on the prior month due to an increase in both outbound and inbound traffic, with the later a result
of RSE workers arriving from Pacific Island nations.
• The first 2 weeks of December domestic passenger demand was in-line with prior month of November 2021, down by 92% versus December
2021. Following the removal of Auckland’s regional border restrictions, domestic traffic strengthened for the remainder of December 2021,
down by 7% compared to December 2020 and down 37% versus December 2018.
AUCKLAND AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international (excl. Transits) 39,20329,10634.7%251,918153,97563.6%657,0042,603,837-74.8%
Transit movements2,2923,566-35.7%6,50633,028-80.3%16,542220,266-92.5%
Total international passengers *41,49532,67227.0%258,424187,00338.2%673,5462,824,103-76.2%
Total domestic passengers307,432548,812-44.0%1,461,1422,636,379-44.6%4,669,4974,925,549-5.2%
Total passengers348,927581,484-40.0%1,719,5662,823,382-39.1%5,343,0437,749,652-31.1%
Top 10 arrivals by country of last residence
New Zealand4,1852,65957.4%57,94016,848243.9%122,124551,499-77.9%
Australia2,9443,318-11.3%22,66417,43830.0%116,008225,056-48.5%
United Kingdom1,0281,825-43.7%5,9987,953-24.6%12,28076,846-84.0%
United States of America614950-35.4%2,6745,047-47.0%6,75799,315-93.2%
India537265102.6%2,425929161.0%4,01218,116-77.9%
China, People's Republic of3653504.3%1,9791,9541.3%4,66246,765-90.0%
Cook Islands343124176.6%1,747528230.9%4,7193,64129.6%
Singapore20016124.2%84063432.5%1,7676,259-71.8%
Canada168194-13.4%1,0421,238-15.8%2,12027,257-92.2%
Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region)107168-36.3%696786-11.5%1,56910,756-85.4%
Aircraft Movements
International aircraft movements1,4611,31111.4%8,3496,76023.5%16,69123,104-27.8%
Domestic aircraft movements6,0657,708-21.3%23,84637,975-37.2%69,45372,176-3.8%
Total aircraft movements7,5269,019-16.6%32,19544,735-28.0%86,14495,280-9.6%
MCTOW (tonnes) *
International MCTOW182,960157,48216.2%996,752825,80320.7%1,941,9642,578,020-24.7%
Domestic MCTOW114,403151,559-24.5%487,280760,720-35.9%1,364,4261,422,270-4.1%
Total MCTOW297,363309,041-3.8%1,484,0331,586,523-6.5%3,306,3904,000,289-17.3%
Cargo (tonnes)
International Export7,6139,351-18.6%41,19339,3194.8%83,83778,7286.5%
International Import7,7997,7211.0%49,99041,95019.2%92,52876,35821.2%
Total Cargo15,41217,072-9.7%91,18381,26912.2%176,365155,08613.7%
QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international passengers 000.0%12,96000.0%38,240166,108-77.0%
Total domestic passengers 87,849116,362-24.5%482,005678,836-29.0%1,114,5851,125,393-1.0%
Total passengers87,849116,362-24.5%494,965678,836-27.1%1,152,8251,291,501-10.7%
International aircraft movements000.0%15500.0%5071,328-61.8%
Domestic aircraft movements7991,045-23.5%3,8725,919-34.6%8,6809,761-11.1%
Total aircraft movements7991,045-23.5%4,0275,919-32.0%9,18711,089-17.2%
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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: 17 February 2022
January 2022 Monthly traffic update preview
-1.2%
Auckland Airport total passenger volumes decreased by 1.2% in January 2022 versus January 2021and were down 73% compared
to the pre-COVID equivalent in January 2019. Compared to January 2021, international passengers (excl. transits) were up 43.6%,
transit passengers were down 34.7% and domestic passengers were down by 3.3%.
Key Points:
• Quarantine free travel to Cook Islands commenced 14 January 2022 and is proving popular with outbound passenger demand at 92% versus
January 2019.
• Excluding Cook Islands demand, international passengers (excl. transits) increased 20.5% and once again the relative strength to prior year is
being driven by the outbound direction increasing by 33.8% compared to 5.7% on the inbound direction.
• Holiday demand (1 January to 23 January) on the domestic network was in line with prior year, decreasing 0.2%. The remainder of the month
experienced year on year weakness with passenger numbers reducing by 11.3%. Demand to Christchurch, Dunedin, Nelson and Wellington was
weaker in the month declining 12%. Passengers on the remaining domestic routes increased by 7% with 4,503 additional passengers travelling
to and from Queenstown this year compared to last year.
• The New Zealand Government announced it’s 5 step plan to re-open New Zealand borders, beginning 27 February 2022. Whilst this is a welcome
step, home isolation is still a requirement which will materially dampen demand.
AUCKLAND AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international (excl. Transits)
37,379
26,026
43.6%
289,297
180,001
60.7%
668,357
1,561,302
-57.2%
Transit movements
1,720
2,634
-34.7%
8,226
35,662
-76.9%
15,628
136,334
-88.5%
Total international passengers *
39,099
28,660
36.4%
297,523
215,663
38.0%
683,985
1,697,636
-59.7%
Total domestic passengers
487,735
504,349
-3.3%
1,948,877
3,140,728
-37.9%
4,652,883
4,701,836
-1.0%
Total passengers
526,834
533,009
-1.2%
2,246,400
3,356,391
-33.1%
5,336,868
6,399,472
-16.6%
Aircraft Movements
International aircraft movements
1,273
1,175
8.3%
9,622
7,935
21.3%
16,789
18,809
-10.7%
Domestic aircraft movements
8,286
7,286
13.7%
32,132
45,261
-29.0%
70,453
70,256
0.3%
Total aircraft movements
9,559
8,461
13.0%
41,754
53,196
-21.5%
87,242
89,065
-2.0%
MCTOW (tonnes) *
International MCTOW
164,579
146,201
12.6%
1,161,331
972,004
19.5%
1,960,341
2,163,199
-9.4%
Domestic MCTOW
160,987
135,516
18.8%
648,267
896,237
-27.7%
1,389,897
1,380,799
0.7%
Total MCTOW
325,566
281,718
15.6%
1,809,598
1,868,241
-3.1%
3,350,238
3,543,998
-5.5%
QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international passengers
0
0
0.0%
12,960
0
0.0%
38,240
90,190
-57.6%
Total domestic passengers
132,943
123,553
7.6%
614,948
802,389
-23.4%
1,123,975
1,088,630
3.2%
Total passengers
132,943
123,553
7.6%
627,908
802,389
-21.7%
1,162,215
1,178,820
-1.4%
International aircraft movements
0
0
0.0%
155
0
0.0%
507
748
-32.2%
Domestic aircraft movements
1,105
924
19.6%
4,977
6,843
-27.3%
8,861
9,497
-6.7%
Total aircraft movements
1,105
924
19.6%
5,132
6,843
-25.0%
9,368
10,245
-8.6%
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