Sydney airport, Australia's largest airport, reported a 3pc increase on the year in passenger numbers in April-June, due to strong growth in international transits.
- International passengers rose by 5pc on the year, compared with a 2pc increase in domestic passengers, airport data show.
- International travel by Australian passengers was 5.2pc higher compared with the same period in 2024, and travel by Chinese, Indian and Philippine passport holders was also above 2024 levels.
- January-June domestic passenger numbers are slightly down from 2024, statistics show. This has been offset by a 4pc rise in international passenger numbers in January-June from 2024 levels.
- Passenger numbers were slightly below previous quarter figures, which was the Australian summer period when most tourism occurs.
- Australia's imports of jet fuel totalled 139,000 b/d in January-May, latest Australian Petroleum Statistics data show, 9pc higher from 128,000 b/d a year earlier.
| Sydney Airport passenger traffic | (mn) | |||||||
| Apr-Jun '25 | Jan-Mar '25 | Apr-Jun '24 | YTD 2025 | YTD 2024 | q-o-q % ± | y-o-y % ± | YTD % ± | |
| Total | 10.04 | 10.4 | 9.74 | 20.4 | 20.06 | -3 | 3 | 2 |
| International | 3.94 | 4.32 | 3.77 | 8.27 | 7.93 | -9 | 5 | 4 |
| Domestic | 6.09 | 6.08 | 5.97 | 12.12 | 12.13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — Sydney Airport | ||||||||
