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Cath O'Brien: Board of Airline Representatives Executive Director on air traffic numbers nearly reaching pre-pandemic levels

Published: Oct. 5, 2023, 6:55 p.m.

Despite the sky-high airfares, air traffic numbers are almost back to pre-pandemic levels.\xa0

Global traffic is now at almost 96% of pre-Covid levels, with August seeing an annual increase of around 28%.\xa0

August domestic air travel is also up by around 25% on last year, and almost 10%\xa0more than 2019.\xa0

Board of Airline Representatives executive director Cath O'Brien told Mike Hosking that there's still some regional variation.\xa0

She says while Auckland Airport is at 92% of frequencies back, Christchurch Airport is only around 79% recovered.\xa0

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