March 2023 Monthly traffic update_April 2023 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.
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Pre-COVID equivalent for March 2023 is March 2019, March 2023 financial YTD pre-COVID equivalent is March 2019, financial
YTD and rolling 12-month pre-COVID equivalent is 12 months to March 2019,. Pre-COVID equivalent for April 2023 is April 2019, April 2023 financial YTD pre-COVID equivalent is April 2019 financial YTD and rolling 12-month pre-COVID
equivalent is 12 months to April 2019.
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Maximum Certificated Take-Off Weight (MCTOW) forms the basis of determining airfield charges at Auckland Airport and is displayed to the nearest tonne.
aucklandairport.co.nz Issued: 16 May 2023
March 2023 Monthly traffic update
81%
of pre-COVID
equivalent
In March 2023, total passenger volumes at Auckland Airport were 81% of the March 2019 pre-COVID equivalent
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in the last full
financial year not impacted by the COVID pandemic. International passengers (excl. transits) were 76% of March 2019, with
transit and domestic passengers at 58% and 88% respectively
Key Points:
• Passenger recovery during March 2023 increased from the prior month to 81% with 1.51m passengers traveling, volumes not seen since
February 2020;
• International passenger recovery improved by 5ppts from the prior month to 76%, with short-haul international routes recovering to 85% and
long-haul international routes reaching 65% compared to March 2019. Asia routes recovered to 56%, a 10ppt improvement on prior month,
partially driven by three airlines operating to and from mainland China helping the China route to recover to 30% of March 2019;
• Capacity on the North American route will decrease from the end of March 2023 for the New Zealand winter months as American Airlines
and Air Canada end their seasonal services and United Airlines operates a reduced schedule. Capacity will return at the end of October
2023 when seasonal schedules resume. North American routes performed well over the Northern Winter 22 / 23 season, with passenger
volumes recovering to 93% driven by load factor improvements of 6ppts;
• Domestic passenger recovery during March 2023 increased to 88% with 779k domestic passengers traveling. Only one month since the
start of the pandemic had a higher recovery percentage, July 2021, at 90%. The last month with higher passenger volume was December
2019; and
• Queenstown airport international passenger numbers were 113% of March 2019, and domestic 94% of March 2019.
AUCKLAND AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international (excl. Transits) 686,168903,48576%5,228,8628,139,30164%6,042,99110,466,00758%
Transit movements45,44278,48458%428,754785,23055%497,4941,028,59848%
Total international passengers 731,610981,96975%5,657,6168,924,53163%6,540,48511,494,60557%
Total domestic passengers778,754887,34388%6,117,0467,288,29584%7,791,8809,526,35182%
Total passe nge rs1,510,3641,869,31281%11,774,66216,212,82673%14,332,36521,020,95668%
Top 10 arrivals by country of last residence
New Zealand125,195151,71483%1,253,7041,862,08767%1,473,0522,418,28261%
Australia60,32276,38779%526,515681,46877%634,991861,55674%
United States of America30,35039,33677%174,581240,69973%184,362287,82664%
United Kingdom14,79217,50185%123,414163,91675%131,759184,94971%
China, People's Republic of9,84934,42429%46,049288,66516%49,330374,62613%
India9,0835,309171%39,28844,09489%42,11561,81368%
Canada6,3218,30776%41,48853,53677%44,01861,43172%
Japan5,43211,92546%24,85278,61532%26,11891,96528%
Germany4,2897,50957%34,36068,69550%35,45876,09647%
Korea, Republic of3,7445,94863%24,12557,27242%25,74069,32837%
Aircraft Movements
International aircraft movements3,8804,80881%30,31143,88869%36,20157,13263%
Domestic aircraft movements9,58811,17186%76,58293,32982%99,755121,74082%
Total aircraft movements13,46815,97984%106,893137,21778%135,956178,87276%
M CTOW (tonne s) 2
International MCTOW377,434510,42374%2,909,8654,577,89064%3,511,4095,902,20759%
Dome s ti c MCTOW192,068216,25789%1,517,8341,808,27584%1,975,6322,381,20883%
Total M CTOW569,502726,68078%4,427,6996,386,16669%5,487,0418,283,41566%
Cargo (tonnes)
International Export7,4028,96483%63,07272,85187%82,75091,75090%
International Import7,0187,54493%64,13675,89085%88,389100,11888%
Total Cargo14,42016,50887%127,208148,74186%171,139191,86889%
Total Cargo V alue NZ$ (0 0 0 )2,637,7541,862,209142%22,530,12916,097,687140%29,506,86021,023,008140%
QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international passengers 62,35355,237113%585,487527,593111%610,416640,78395%
Total domestic passengers 147,325157,56594%1,274,5791,295,06798%1,606,8481,655,02497%
Total passe nge rs209,678212,80299%1,860,0661,822,660102%2,217,2642,295,80797%
International aircraft movements493420117%4,3934,006110%4,5864,86494%
Domestic aircraft movements1,0461,16490%9,1249,87692%11,86612,64694%
Total aircraft movements1,5391,58497%13,51713,88297%16,45217,51094%
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
Current
month
Pre-COVID
equivalent
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
Financial
YTD
Pre-COVID
financial
YTD
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
Rolling 12
month
total
Pre-COVID
12 month
total
Rolling 12
month
total
Pre-COVID
12 month
total
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
Current
month
Pre-COVID
equivalent
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
Financial
YTD
Pre-COVID
financial
YTD
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
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.
1
Pre-COVID equivalent for March 2023 is March 2019, March 2023 financial YTD pre-COVID equivalent is March 2019, financial
YTD and rolling 12-month pre-COVID equivalent is 12 months to March 2019,. Pre-COVID equivalent for April 2023 is April 2019, April 2023 financial YTD pre-COVID equivalent is April 2019 financial YTD and rolling 12-month pre-COVID
equivalent is 12 months to April 2019.
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Maximum Certificated Take-Off Weight (MCTOW) forms the basis of determining airfield charges at Auckland Airport and is displayed to the nearest tonne.
aucklandairport.co.nz Issued: 16 May 2023
April 2023 Monthly traffic preview
80%
of pre-COVID
equivalent
In April 2023, total passenger volumes at Auckland Airport were 80% of the April 2019 pre-COVID equivalent
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in the last full financial
year not impacted by the COVID pandemic. International passengers (excl. transits) were 79% of April 2019, with transit and
domestic passengers at 71% and 82% respectively.
Key Points:
• Total passenger numbers declined in April 2023 to 1.4m or 80% of the pre-COVID equivalent, down on the 1.5m passengers seen in March 2023;
• The international passenger recovery improved for the 15
th
consecutive month to 79% of April 2019, a 3ppts improvement on the prior month;
• School and Easter holiday demand resulted in strong passenger demand on the Pacific Island routes, recovering to 94% during April 2023 with
101k passengers traveling. Fiji was the most popular island destination with 42k passengers representing a 106% recovery, followed by the Cook
Islands with 20k passengers and an 88% recovery. Australian flights were also highly sought after during the holiday period with 333k passengers
traveling during the month representing a 83% recovery;
• Long-haul routes experienced another spike in recovery, improving 6ppts to 71%. The main driver in performance was the increase in direct
mainland China capacity, improving to 58% of April 2019 compared to 36% for the month prior;
• Domestic recovery fell during April to 82% from 88% in the prior month.
• Queenstown airport international passenger numbers were 121% of April 2019, and domestic 92% of April 2019.
AUCKLAND AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international (excl. Transits)
692,338872,99779%5,921,2009,012,29866%6,514,57010,486,01862%
Transit movements
48,16267,59471%476,916852,82456%524,2301,020,27251%
Total international passengers 740,500940,59179%6,398,1169,865,12265%7,038,80011,506,29061%
Total domestic passengers679,404826,50482%6,796,4508,114,79984%7,969,4059,545,35383%
Total passe nge rs
1,419,9041,767,09580%13,194,56617,979,92173%15,008,20521,051,64371%
Aircraft Movements
International aircraft movements
4,0084,57188%34,31948,45971%38,46857,17167%
Domestic aircraft movements
8,69610,46383%85,278103,79282%101,191122,36583%
Total aircraft movements12,70415,03485%119,597152,25179%139,659179,53678%
M CTOW (tonne s) 2
International MCTOW369,564460,47380%3,279,4295,038,36465%3,695,8995,913,36063%
Dome s ti c MCTOW171,308199,13186%1,689,1422,007,40684%2,005,0622,381,67484%
Total M CTOW540,872659,60482%4,968,5717,045,77071%5,700,9618,295,03469%
QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international passengers 63,67452,811121%649,161580,404112%674,090648,631104%
Total domestic passengers 135,339147,10192%1,409,9181,442,16898%1,627,7281,658,84798%
Total passe nge rs199,013199,912100%2,059,0792,022,572102%2,301,8182,307,478100%
International aircraft movements516408126%4,9094,414111%5,1024,936103%
Domestic aircraft movements9881,05494%10,11210,93093%11,89612,68294%
Total aircraft movements
1,5041,462103%15,02115,34498%16,99817,61896%
Pre-COVID
12 month
total
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
Rolling 12
month total
Pre-COVID
12 month
total
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
Rolling 12
month total
Current
month
Pre-COVID
equivalent
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
Financial
YTD
Pre-COVID
financial
YTD
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
Current
month
Pre-COVID
equivalent
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
Financial
YTD
Pre-COVID
financial
YTD
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