Brisbane Airport (BNE) has already had a massive week with a bumper Monday 11 November 2024, reporting its busiest day since the pandemic and smashing an all-time record for the most outbound passengers in one hour in the Domestic Terminal.
Brisbane Airport recorded 77,300 passengers in total with 60,200 domestic and 17,100 international passengers through its terminals – its highest number since 2019.
The all-time pax record still stands at 81,820 passengers in one day on 4 October 2019.
Brisbane Airport Aviation Executive General Manager Ryan Both said the strong international numbers reflect new services and growth on other routes, boosting connectivity across Asia and the Pacific.
New services from Brisbane Airport in October included American Airlines’ direct five-weekly flights to Dallas-Fort Worth and Qantas’ four-weekly flights to Manila with more international flights commencing in December.
These include Delta Air Lines launching thrice-weekly flights to LA on 6 December, Jetstar starting thrice-weekly flights to Bangkok on 13 December and Qantas launching a weekly ‘Palau Paradise Express’ service from 7 December.
BNE has also recently seen increased services on some routes, such as Cathay Pacific upping flights to Hong Kong to 10 per week, China Southern Airlines now flying daily to Guangzhou, Emirates upgrading its second daily flight to an Airbus A380 and Singapore Airlines now offering a whopping 25 flights per week between Brisbane and Singapore.
Qantas has also increased to 12 flights per week to Christchurch, upgraded its aircraft to Wellington and upped its Singapore service to nine flights per week.
“We’re eagerly anticipating Delta’s new service from Los Angeles to Brisbane. Brisbane will soon have 31 weekly flights from North America, operated by five carriers from four cities. This unprecedented range of connectivity is a first for Queensland,” Both said.
In addition, between 6am and 7am on Monday, 4,452 people departed the Domestic Terminal in a single hour, the highest number ever.
The airport attributes this boost to Monday morning FIFO travel, strong corporate demand peaks and airline sales activity plus people returning from storm delays and the Sydney Coldplay concert on the weekend.
“Monday mornings are always key for Queensland with FIFO workers and business travellers starting their week. But Monday was exceptional – corporate travellers are ramping up and actively visiting clients to close out the year,” Both added.
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