January 2025 Monthly traffic update

January 2025 Monthly traffic update
Notes:
This monthly traffic update from Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) is generated with assistance and data from the New Zealand Customs Service, Airways 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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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: 17 February 202 5


Key points:
• In January 2025, there was a total of 1,060k international passenger movements in the month, a 4% increase compared to the same month in January
2024 and a 3% increase on the month prior December 2024. International passenger movements, excluding transits, for the month of January 202 5
increased by 5% compared to same month last year and represents a recovery to 9 4% of the pre-COVID equivalent, the highest recovery rate post
the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic;
• International seat capacity decreased by 2% for the month of January and when combined with the increase in international passengers of 4%
resulted in airline average load factors increasing by 5 percentage points to reach 87%. Load factors on the China routes improved the most,
increasing by 15 percentage points to 85%, and load factors on North America routes improving by 6 percentage points to 82%;
• International transit passenger movements continued to decline, falling 17% during January 2025 due to airlines continuing to prioritise point-to-
point passengers at the expense of Americas to Australia transit passenger flows. Reviewing changes in international passengers excluding transits
shows that Chinese nationals increased by 20% when compared to the year prior due to Chinese New Year occurring earlier in the calendar year
this year compared to last year. There were an additional 14k Australian nationals during the month, a 13% increase and New Zealand nationals also
increased by 14k, a 4% increase;
• Domestic passenger movements increased 2% in the month of January 202 5 when compared to the same month in prior year with seat capacity
increasing by 1% and load factors largely unchanged at 87%. Domestic passengers on the jet routes increased in the month with a similar percentage
decrease on regional routes; and
• Queenstown Airport international passenger numbers in January 202 5 increased 11% on the year prior and domestic passengers increased 3% on
the same month last year. January 2025 was the first month where international passenger numbers exceeded 100k in a month and total passengers
exceeded 250k.
AUCKLAND AIRPORT

Current month

Financial year to date

Rolling 12-month total
Passenger Movements

Current
year
Change vs
prior year

Current
year
Change vs
prior year

Current
year
Change vs
prior year
International passengers

1,007,390 5%

5,796,164 4%

9,550,049 8%
Transit movements

52,932 -17%

450,060 0%

753,716 8%
Total international passengers

1,060,322 4%

6,246,224 4%

10,303,765 8%
Domestic passengers

702,990 2%

4,977,855 0%

8,485,847 2%
Total passengers

1,763,312 3%

11,224,079 2%

18,789,612 5%






Aircraft Movements




International aircraft movements

5,053 0%

31,332 -1%

52,744 3%
Domestic aircraft movements

8,803 1%

61,645 0%

105,113 1%
Total aircraft movements

13,856 1%

92,977 0%

157,857 2%




MCTOW (tonnes)
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International MCTOW

510,155 -1%

3,092,115 0%

5,208,302 5%
Domestic MCTOW

172,399 0%

1,256,448 0%

2,138,653 1%
Total MCTOW

682,554 0%

4,348,563 0%

7,346,955 4%





QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT

Current month

Financial year to date

Rolling 12 month-total
Passenger Movements

Current
year
Change vs
prior year

Current
year
Change vs
prior year

Current
year
Change vs
prior year
International passengers

101,702 11%

615,652 11%

916,506 10%
Domestic passengers

162,663 3%

991,719 4%

1,664,674 5%
Total passengers

264,365 6%

1,607,371 6%

2,581,180 7%





International aircraft movements

705 0%

4,304 3%

6,487 2%
Domestic aircraft movements

1,173 5%

7,422 5%

12,415 6%
Total aircraft movements

1,878 3%

11,726 5%

18,902 4%