The 10 most popular international airlines in Australia
More than 3.2 million passengers took to the skies on international flights in April this year according to newly released data.
Out of sixty-two international airlines making their way, these were the top ten most popular airlines.
The figures do not include freight flights.
Read on to see the full list.
10. Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines was the tenth most popular airline for international travellers in Australia.
Their flights accounted for 2.5 per cent of the passengers carried in April.
The biggest destination for international flights was Sydney Airport, which accounted for 40.5 per cent of all arrivals.
9. Scoot Tigerair
Since arriving on the scene last year, Scoot Tigerair has shot up to become one of the most widely used airlines in the country.
Scoot took 2.8 per cent of all passenger flights in and out of the country.
8. Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia accounted for 3.2 per cent of all passenger flights.
6. Qatar Airways
Qatar likewise took 3.7 per cent of the passenger flights in and out of Australia.
Their share of the passenger flights actually dipped slightly from April 2023 to this year, from 4.2 per cent down to 3.7 per cent.
5. Emirates
Emirates is one of the world's biggest and most ambitious airlines.
In April 2024, Emirates carried 5.6 per cent of passengers.
4. Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand accounted for 7.3 per cent of the passenger flights last month.
In the same time, flights between Auckland and Sydney or Melbourne on any carrier added up to 6.2 per cent of all flights.
3. Singapore Airlines
In third place, Singapore Airlines carried 8.9 per cent of all passengers in and out of Australia.
This was down slightly from the previous year when they reached 9.5 per cent.
2. Jetstar
Jetstar was the second biggest airline in Australia last month, taking 12.5 per cent of all passengers in and out.
Australian-designated carriers, including Jetstar and Virgin Australia, combined to make up 32.7 per cent of all passenger traffic.
1. Qantas Airways
Despite recent turbulent times in the business, Qantas has stayed the top choice of Australian passengers, taking a massive 17.1 per cent of all fliers.
That number was up by 0.1 per cent from the year before.
Qantas Airways also carried 10 per cent of all freight in and out of Australia.
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