Passenger numbers soar at Perth Airport

Perth Airport’s Chief Commercial & Aviation Officer Kate Holsgrove said that approximately 1.39 million passengers travelled through Perth Airport in January 2024.

“Last year we also set a record for a calendar year with more than 15 million passengers travelling through our terminals.

“The growth in passenger numbers is primarily driven by an ongoing strong performance in regional traffic along with the recovery of international and interstate passengers.

“And we are continuing to see our airline partners commit more capacity and routes in the Perth market.

“Following the dramatic impact that the pandemic had on aviation it’s fantastic to see that we are fully recovered and now experiencing growth.

“And we have been planning further investments to help our airline partners achieve their growth plans.

“These projects include expanding the international terminal, new domestic terminal facilities, a new runway, and multistorey car parks and have been part of Master Plan to consolidate operations into the Airport Central precinct.

“Moving all flights to Airport Central will provide seamless connections between domestic and international services for all our airline partners and will build on the investment already undertaken in the area.

“We have already started significant works to expand the apron for additional aircraft at T2 to cater for our regional and domestic airline partners growth.

“It’s vital to Western Australia’s prosperity that Perth Airport continues to grow and enhance our capacity which allows our airline partners to grow their businesses, which in turn helps the Western Australian economy and its workers.

“With aviation in full flight we do see that our runway is at capacity in our morning and afternoon peak periods from Tuesday to Thursday and there are also significant constraints on other days of the week – highlighting the need for Perth ‘s New Runway.

“We want to continue to support Western Australia’s international and domestic tourism and the resources sector and its important FIFO workers, so we need to get on with construction in order to have the ability to grow with our State.”