Gold Coast Airport has made history after recording its biggest and busiest April ever.
New data reveals a total of 570,703 passengers were recorded last month, which is 41,606 more than the same time last year.
It surpasses the previous April record set in 2018.
Queensland Airports Limited’s Chief of Aviation, Adam Rowe, says the bumper month is due to new routes, additional capacity and increased travel demand over the school holiday period.
“This year the Queensland and New South Wales school holidays overlapped which drove a spike in travel demand between Good Friday and 19 April,”
“The busiest day was the last day of school holidays on 19 April when more than 22,400 passengers passed through the terminal,
“Travellers also benefitted from more options this year, with increased capacity on key domestic routes as well as internationally on Bali, Auckland, Christchurch, Hamilton and Dunedin in New Zealand.”
The Gold Coast Airport will welcome two more international routes to its network next month, with Fiji Airways commencing its Nadi – Gold Coast service on June 11 and Qantas launching flights to Auckland on June 16.
