Sydney Airport : Traffic Performance September 2020

ASX Release

20 October 2020

Sydney Airport Traffic Performance September 2020

	PAX1				Monthly Performance			Year-to-Date Performance
	('000s)				Sept-20	Sept-19	Growth (%)			YTD-20	YTD-19	Growth (%)
Domestic		98	2,286	-95.7%		6,297	20,271	-68.9%
International2		34	1,365	-97.5%		3,659	12,502	-70.7%
Total		132	3,651	-96.4%		9,956	32,773	-69.6%

Total passenger traffic in September 2020 was 132,000 passengers, down 96.4% on the prior corresponding period (pcp).

34,000 international passengers passed through Sydney Airport in September, down 97.5% on the pcp. Domestic passengers totalled 98,000 for the month, down 95.7% on the pcp.

Throughout October 2020 travel restrictions affecting some of Sydney Airport's domestic markets were lifted. Travel restrictions between New South Wales and South Australia and New South Wales and the Northern Territory were lifted on 1 October and on 9 October respectively.

Internationally, one-wayquarantine-free travel from New Zealand to New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory commenced on 16 October 2020.

The downturn in passenger traffic is expected to persist until further government travel restrictions are eased.

1. Due to data availability, all international passenger numbers (including prior corresponding period comparisons) are based on Confirmed Airline Passenger (CAP) data. As per previous information releases, these figures may contain estimates with any adjustments to preliminary statistics included in the year to date results in future months.
2. Includes Domestic-on-Carriage

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Top 10 Nationalities travelling through Sydney Airport3

		Rank				Nationality				Growth (%)			Rank			Nationality				Growth (%)
								Sept-20			YTD-20								Sept-20			YTD-20
	1			Australia		-98.4%		-72.7%		6			United States of America		-98.4%		-66.7%
	2			China (Including Hong Kong)		-93.0%		-76.9%		7			South Korea		-97.8%		-72.9%
	3			India		-91.9%		-65.0%		8			Thailand		-92.6%		-76.7%
	4			New Zealand		-98.3%		-71.8%		9			Japan		-98.3%		-73.0%
	5			United Kingdom		-97.5%		-59.5%		10			Vietnam		-95.2%		-66.9%

Last 12 Months' Traffic Data

		PAX			2019-				2019-			2019-			2020-			2020-				2020-			2020-				2020-			2020-			2020-			2020-			2020-				12 months to
																															Sept-			Sept-			Growth
		('000s)			Oct				Nov			Dec			Jan			Feb				Mar			Apr				May			Jun			Jul			Aug			Sept
																															20			19			%
		Dom	2,541			2,377		2,348		2,275		1,987			1,319		49			62		140		276		91		98		13,563		27,456			-50.6%
		Int	1,435			1,356		1,605		1,656		1,097			687		43			29		32		42		39		34		8,055		16,896			-52.3%
		Total	3,976			3,733		3,953		3,931		3,084			2,007		92			92		172		317		129		132		21,618		44,352			-51.3%

Authorised for release by the Sydney Airport Disclosure Committee

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3 All data is for arriving and departing international passengers. All data is taken from management accounts, is provisional and subject to revision. All data has been rounded to the nearest thousand and in some instances the total may not be equal to the sum of the parts. Percentage changes have been calculated based on actual figures.

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