Airservices Australia has released its Australian Aviation Network Overview report for January 2025.
Highlights include:
- The Australian aviation network began 2025 with strong growth in international travel. January saw a 7 per cent year-on-year growth in international traffic driven by leisure demand during the school holidays, Australian Open and the Lunar New Year celebrations. January 11 and 12 marked the busiest days for international traffic at Sydney and Melbourne respectively in the last five years.
- Overall network reliability has improved in terms of on-time performance and first wave punctuality, following collective industry efforts. Key influencing factors include refining aircraft turnaround management, optimising flight schedules, and enhancing collaborative decision-making across airlines, airports and Airservices for weather and disruption management.
- The application of the Ground Delay Program (GDP) remained minimal, with no GDP at Melbourne and Brisbane in January 2025. This reflects the positive impact of the preparation, planning and enhanced governance measures in balancing network capacity and demand without adversely impacting airborne delays, as well as reduced demand during the January school holiday period.
- The momentum of month-on-month improvement in air traffic services continues. In January 2025, there were no Airservices attributable GDP delays, only two enroute airspace service variations and one unplanned tower service variation at Parafield, which was closely coordinated with local operators to minimise impact. Ensuring service consistency, including at regional airports that cater for general aviation, remains a priority. We are actively engaging with general aviation operators to better understand their ongoing needs and adjust our recruitment, training and rostering approaches to enable this important sector of our industry.
About Airservices
Airservices Australia is a government-owned organisation responsible for safely and efficiently managing air traffic in 11 per cent of the world’s airspace, as well as the provision of aviation rescue fire fighting services at Australia’s busiest airports. We are regulated by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and work closely with our customers and industry to support the long-term growth of the aviation industry.
