Total seat volume on inbound flights is stuck at 59 per cent of 2019 levels, and isn’t predicted to hit 76 per cent of pre-pandemic figures until the second quarter of 2023, analysis by Tourism Australia shows.
Capacity restraint and fuel costs continue to push up the cost of air travel, with flights over the December/January festive season hitting up to $6000 one-way in economy (and about $10,000 in business class) on a full-service carrier between Australia and cities such as New York, London and Paris.
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Fiona Carruthers has written and edited travel for the Financial Review for almost a decade. She has held senior roles with ABC Radio National, Deutsche Welle Radio, TIME and The Australian, and was deputy editor of Traveller. Email Fiona at fcarruthers@afr.com
