Melburnian1
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The BITRE's October 2016 international air passenger statistics show (in Table 5 of the publication) quite reasonable support for the recently commenced Singapore - Canberra - Wellington flights SQ291 and SQ292 from Canberrans and others who make use of these RPT offerings:
http://bitre.gov.au/publications/ongoing/files/International_airline_activity_1610.pdf
In October 2016, SQ291 carried 2599 passengers from Singapore to Canberra or an average of 153 a flight.
68 passengers typically boarded in CBR for WLG (1163 for the month divided by 17 flights.)
Coming back, a similar number in WLG typically boarded with a destination of CBR: 72 was the average (17 flights, 1222 passengers.)
With 18 flights between CBR and SIN as departure is timetabled for after midnight during daylight saving (which commenced on 2 October 2016 in Oz), SQ292 carried 2011 passengers for October or about 111 a flight.
Given that the flights are new, that it always takes months for 'the market' (prospective passengers and even travel agents) to know about the offerings and with October not a peak month for travel (especially to Europe), the boardings and alightings in CBR are not bad at all.
We don't though have access to yield which is the determining factor as to whether flights are profitable.
These figures do not include SIN to WLG or vice versa passengers, so on some days or nights there could have been just as many travelling 'through' rather than just to the intermediate stop in CBR.
Do flight and cabin crews hop off ex SIN in CBR and stay in an hotel and then work CBR - WLG - CBR, and have another hotel stay before returning in a day or two to SIN, or do they work SIN - CBR - WLG, then an hotel and the same in reverse?
It will be interesting to see if CBR can attract further international flights, or whether among other constraints (including the perceived level of demand) some operators are troubled by the fog that can affect this airport during a typical winter.
http://bitre.gov.au/publications/ongoing/files/International_airline_activity_1610.pdf
In October 2016, SQ291 carried 2599 passengers from Singapore to Canberra or an average of 153 a flight.
68 passengers typically boarded in CBR for WLG (1163 for the month divided by 17 flights.)
Coming back, a similar number in WLG typically boarded with a destination of CBR: 72 was the average (17 flights, 1222 passengers.)
With 18 flights between CBR and SIN as departure is timetabled for after midnight during daylight saving (which commenced on 2 October 2016 in Oz), SQ292 carried 2011 passengers for October or about 111 a flight.
Given that the flights are new, that it always takes months for 'the market' (prospective passengers and even travel agents) to know about the offerings and with October not a peak month for travel (especially to Europe), the boardings and alightings in CBR are not bad at all.
We don't though have access to yield which is the determining factor as to whether flights are profitable.
These figures do not include SIN to WLG or vice versa passengers, so on some days or nights there could have been just as many travelling 'through' rather than just to the intermediate stop in CBR.
Do flight and cabin crews hop off ex SIN in CBR and stay in an hotel and then work CBR - WLG - CBR, and have another hotel stay before returning in a day or two to SIN, or do they work SIN - CBR - WLG, then an hotel and the same in reverse?
It will be interesting to see if CBR can attract further international flights, or whether among other constraints (including the perceived level of demand) some operators are troubled by the fog that can affect this airport during a typical winter.
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