Qld: Record number of visitors for BAC

AAP General News (Australia)
12-22-2004
Qld: Record number of visitors for BAC

BRISBANE, Dec 22 AAP - More than 15 million passengers have passed through Brisbane
Airport this year, exceeding the previous record by more than 1.5 million.

Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) corporate relations manager Jim Carden said today
the massive increase had been sparked by the injection of new airlines, coupled with competition
and high aircraft load factors.

"Brisbane Airport has never been this busy. Even the taxis are struggling to keep up
with the demand," he said.

Mr Carden said to top it all off, this Christmas period was shaping up to be the busiest
festive season yet.

He said indicative figures showed December would easily eclipse even July's record-breaking
effort of 1.042 million domestic travellers and 313,892 international visitors.

This proved aviation was a multi-million dollar drawcard for the Queensland Tourism
industry, he said.

Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF) figures show interstate visitors to Queensland spend
an average of $933 each, while international passengers spent $1,277 per visit.

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