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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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