AUSTRALIA. Brisbane Airport served 20 million passengers in the financial year ended 30 June, the airport company has reported. The figure compares to 23.9 million in 2019.
It was split by 16 million passenger in domestic and four million who travelled internationally. In June, the final month of FY23, recovery in the Domestic Terminal was at 98% of pre-Covid (2019) levels. In the International Terminal, the recovery was at 77% in the month.
Of the 20 million figure achieved in the year, Brisbane Airport Corporation CEO Gert-Jan de Graaff said: “That’s an average of more than a full Suncorp Stadium of people every single day of the year travelling through our terminals, or an average 55,000 per day. And that’s just the passengers. On top of this, there are 24,000 people who come to work at BNE daily.
“20 million passengers is a milestone following the pandemic. When Brisbane Airport is busy, Queensland is busy, and this is great news for the recovery of tourism and jobs right across the Sunshine State.”
New Zealand remains the number one international market for Brisbane. The UK has risen to be the third biggest market (from fifth in FY19). India has risen to be Brisbane’s fifth biggest market (from seventh in FY19) despite not having a direct service. Fiji has performed strongly and has grown above FY19 volumes (108% restoration) as an attractive and safe outbound leisure destination.
Brisbane Airport is connected to 27 international destinations with direct flights, with capacity expected to slowly grow to meet demand throughout the year.
Key domestic services with passenger volumes well above pre-COVID numbers include:
- Moranbah had 86,864 passengers more than FY19 (+49%)
- Hobart had 58,102 passengers more than FY19 (+24%)
- Albury had 46,057 passengers (new market, did not operate in FY19)
- Launceston had 44,201 passengers more than FY19 (+37%)
- Hamilton Island had 42,379 passengers more than FY19 (+34%)
To cater for population growth, Brisbane Airport is embarking on a A$5 billion ‘Future BNE’ investment programme as it prepares for the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games, and beyond. 
