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Title: QUESTIONS IN WRITING

International Air Service Agreements
Database: House Hansard

Date: 21-05-2007
Source: House of Reps
Parl No.: 41
Electorate: Batman
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Main Committee/Federation Chamber
Page: 169
Party: ALP
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Status: Final
Question No.: 5401
Questioner: Ferguson, Martin, MP
Responder: Vaile, Mark, MP
Speaker
Stage: International Air Service Agreements
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Context: Questions in Writing
System Id: chamber/hansardr/2007-05-21/0224

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Monday, 21 May 2007
Page: 169

Mr Martin Ferguson asked the Minister for Transport and Regional Services, in writing, on 12 February 2007:

In respect of Australia’s existing international air services agreements: (a) what capacity is available to each international airline to travel to and from Australia; (b) is any capacity currently underutilised; and (c) did any of the carriers reduce their capacity to fly to and from Australia in the financial year (i) 2003-2004, (ii) 2004-2005, (iii) 2005-2006 and (iv) 2006-2007.

Mr Vaile (Minister for Transport and Regional Services) —The answer to the honourable member’s question is as follows:

(a) A list of capacity negotiated, utilised and currently unutilised under Australia’s bilateral air services agreements is at Attachment A.

(b) Yes.

(c) Yes. The capacity that airlines operate fluctuates seasonally and from year to year, depending on market conditions. The table at Attachment B compares seat capacity operated by each international airline from the years ended June 2003 to June 2006. Annual statistics are not yet available for the 2006-07 year.

ATTACHMENT A

Capacity negotiated and utilised under Australia’s Air Services

Agreements and Arrangements 29 October 2006 - 24 March 2007

COUNTRY	Australian capacity entitlement (per week)	Capacity utilised by Australian carriers (per week)	Unutilised capacity for Australian carriers (per week)	Foreign capacity entitlement (per week)	Capacity utilised by foreign carriers (per week)	Unutilised capacity for foreign carriers (per week)
ARGENTINA
Passenger	2800 seats	Nil	2800 seats	2800 seats	988 seats	1812 seats
Freight	7 services	Nil	7 services	7 services	Nil	7 services
AUSTRIA
Passenger	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	5200 seats	2781 seats	2419 seats
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
BAHRAIN
Passenger	12 services to and from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth (SMBP) 1 Unlimited to and from all other than points in Australia (Regional Package) 2	Nil Nil	12 Services Unlimited	7 services to and from SMBP Regional Package	7 services Nil	Nil Unlimited
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
BRAZIL
Passenger	7 services	Nil	7 services	7 services	Nil	7 services
Freight	3 services	Nil	3 services	3 services	Nil	3 services
BRUNEI
Passenger	4400 seats SMBP Regional Package	Nil Nil	4400 seats	(a) 840 seats to/from Sydney and/or Melbourne; (b) 1050 seats to/from Brisbane; (c) 840 seats to/from Perth Regional Package	(a) 615 seats (b) 659 seats (c) 840 seats 266 seats	(a) 225 seats (b) 391 seats c) Nil Unlimited
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
BURMA
Passenger	2 x B747	Nil	2 x B747	2 x B707/DC8	Nil	2 x B707/DC8
CANADA
Passenger	3000 seats	1029 seats (code share)	1971 seats	3000 seats	1477 seats	1523 seats
CHILE
Passenger	2000 seats	Nil	2000 seats	2000 seats	1578 seats	422 seats
CHINA
Passenger	8500 seats SMBP Regional Package	2079 seats Nil	6421 seats Unlimited	8500 Regional Package	6093 seats Nil	2407 seats Unlimited
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
COOK ISLANDS
Passenger	500 seats	360 seats	140 seats	500 seats	Nil	500 seats
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
CROATIA
Passenger	7 services	Nil	7 services	7 services	Nil	7 services
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
CZECH REPUBLIC
Passenger	7 services SMBP Regional Package	Nil Nil	7 services Unlimited	7 services Regional Package	Nil Nil	7 services Unlimited
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
DENMARK
Passenger	2800 seats	Nil	2800 seats	2800 seats	Nil	2800 seats
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
EGYPT
Passenger	3 x B747	Nil	3 x B747	3 x A340 (No more than 2 services to Sydney)	Nil	3 x A 340
FIJI
Passenger	5000 seats SMBP Regional Package	1800 seats Nil	3200 seats Unlimited	6000 seats Regional Package	5925 seats Nil	75 seats Unlimited
Freight	70 tonnes	Nil	70 tonnes	70 tonnes	Nil	70 tonnes
FINLAND
Passenger	2800 seats	Nil	2800 seats	2800 seats	Nil	2800 seats
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
FRANCE
Passenger (1 unit = 400 seats)	Route 1: 3 units+2800 code share seats Route 2: 4.5 units Route 3: 2.5 units+2800 code share seats	1750 code share seats Nil max 1.90 units + 355 code share seats	3 units+1050 code share seats 4.5 units 0.60 units 2445 code share seats	3 units +2800 code share seats 2.5 units 2 units+2800 code share seats	0.55 units+2800 code share seats 2.1 units 2 units+355 code share seats	2.45 units 0.4 units 2445 code share seats
Freight	Route 3: 1 x B737 freighter	Nil	Route 3:1 x B737	Route 3: 1 x B737 freighter	Nil	Route 3: 1 x B737
GERMANY
Passenger	25 services	7 services	18 services	25 services	Nil	25 services
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
GREECE
Passengers	2100 seats	Nil	2100 seats	2100 seats	Nil	2100 seats
Freight	250 tonnes	Nil	250 tonnes	250 tonnes	Nil	250 tonnes
HONG KONG
Passenger Freight	70 services SMBP Regional Package 2 services SMBP Regional Package	28 services. Nil 1 service Nil	42 services Unlimited 1 service, plus passenger capacity convertible to freight on a 1:1 basis Unlimited	70 services SMBP Regional Package 2 services SMBP Regional package	47 services. Nil 2 services Nil	23 services Unlimited Nil, but passenger capacity convertible to freight on a 1:1 basis Unlimited
HUNGARY
Passenger	7 services SMBP Regional package	Ni Nil	7 services SMBP Regional package	7 services SMBP Regional package	Nil Nil	7 services to/from S,M,B & P Unlimited
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
INDIA
Passenger	6500 seats	594 seats	5906 seats	6500 seats	Nil	6500 seats
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
INDONESIA
Passenger	10 800 seats SMBP Regional package	4571 seats 360 seats	6229seats Unlimited	10 800 seats SMBP Regional package	3759 seats 668 seats	7041 seats Unlimited
Freight	3 services	Nil	3 services	3 services	Nil	3 services
IRELAND
Passenger	7 services SMBP Regional package	Nil Nil	7 services Unlimited	7 services SMBP Regional package	Nil Nil	7 services Unlimited to/from other points
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
ITALY
Passenger	7 services	Nil	7 services	7 services	Nil	services
JAPAN
Passenger	79 B 767 units (of which: 25 units may only be operated for services other than to/from Tokyo)	60.6 B 767 units	18.4 B 767 units	79 B 767 units	42 B 767 units	37 B 767 units
JORDAN
Passenger	3 services	Nil	3 services	2 services	Nil	2 services
KOREA
Passenger Freight	7500 seats SMBP Regional package Unlimited	420 seats ± Nil Nil	7080 seats Unlimited Unlimited	7500 seats SMBP Regional package Unlimited	6291 seats Nil 2 services	1209 seats Unlimited Unlimited
KUWAIT
Passenger	2 services	Nil	2 services	2 services	Nil	2 services
Freight	1 service	Nil	1 service	1 service	Nil	1 service
LEBANON
Passenger	2 x B767 if terminate 3 x B767 if transit	Nil	2 x B767	2 X B767	Nil	2x B767
LUXEMBOURG
Passenger	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	2 x B747	Unlimited
MACAU
Passenger	3 services	Nil	3 services	3 services	Nil	3 services
MALAYSIA
Passenger	20600 seats SMBP Regional package	Nil Nil	20060 seats Unlimited	15000 seats SMBP Regional package	13270 seats 1128 seats	1730 seats Unlimited
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited.	5x B74F	Unlimited
MALTA
Passenger	3 services SMBP Regional package	Nil Nil	3 services Unlimited	2 services SMBP Regional package	Nil Nil	2 services Unlimited
MAURITIUS
Passenger	3 services SMBP Regional package	Nil Nil	3 services Unlimited	3 services SMBP Regional package	3 services Nil	Nil Unlimited
MEXICO
Passenger	4 services To/nd from Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey and Cancun Unlimited to/from all points other points in Mexico	Nil Nil	4 services Unlimited	4 services SMBP Unlimited to/from other points	Nil Nil	4 services Unlimited
NAURU
Passenger	3 services	Nil	3 services	3 services	2 x B737	1 service
NETHERLANDS
Passenger	2,800 seats and 1000 third country airline code share seats	400 third country airline code share seats	2,800 seats and 600 third country airline code share seats	2,400 seats and 1000 third country airline code share seats	Nil seats, 1000 third country airline code share seats	2,400 seats and nil third country airline code share seats
Freight	3 services and 200 tonnes third country airline code share	Nil	3 services and 200 tonnes third country airline code share	2 services with and 200 tonnes third country airline code share	2x B747	Nil services and 200 tonnes third country airline code share
NEW ZEALAND
Passenger	Unlimited	123 services	Unlimited	Unlimited	194 services	Unlimited
Freight	Unlimited	9 services	Unlimited	Unlimited	2 services	Unlimited
NIUE
Passenger	500 seats	Nil	500 seats	500 seats	Nil	500 seats
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
NORWAY
Passenger	2800 seats	Nil*	2800 seats	2800 seats	Nil	2800 seats
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
PAKISTAN
Passenger	3 services	Nil	3 services	2 services	Nil	2 services
Freight	1 service	Nil	1 service	1 service	Nil	1 service
PALAU
Passenger	900 seats	Nil	900 seats	900 seats	Nil	900 seats
Freight	150 tonnes	Nil	150 tonnes
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Passenger, Freight	3200 seats 100 tonnes	915 seats inbound/836 seats outbound 74 tonnes	2285/2364 seats 26 tonnes	3200 seats 100 tonnes	2786 seats Nil	414 seats 100 tonnes
PHILIPPINES
Passengers	Routes 1& 2: 2500 seats Regional development route 400 seats	916 seats Nil	1584 400 seats	2500 seats 400 seats	906 Nil	1594 seats 400 seats
Freight	300 tonnes (routes not yet agreed)	Nil	Nil (until routes agreed)	300 tonnes (routes not yet agreed)	Nil	Nil (until routes agreed)
POLAND
Passengers	2800 seats SMBP Regional package	Nil Nil	2800 seats Unlimited	2800 seats SMBP Regional package	Nil Nil	2800 seats Unlimited
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
QATAR
Passenger	3 services	Nil	3 services	3 services	Nil	3 services
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Passenger	3 services	Nil	3 services	2 services	Nil	2 services
SAMOA
Passenger	1000 seats	Nil	1000 seats	1000 seats	540	460
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
SINGAPORE
Passengers	Unlimited	20303 seats	Unlimited	Unlimited	31695 seats	Unlimited
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	3 x B74Y	Unlimited
SOLOMON ISLANDS
Passenger	850 seats.	Nil	850 seats	850 seats	418 seats	432 seats
Freight	100 tonnes	100 tonnes	Nil	100 tonnes	36 tonnes	64 tonnes
SOUTH AFRICA
Passenger	5 services	5x B747	Nil.	5 services	5 xA340	Nil
Freight	1 service	Nil	1 service	1 service	Nil	1 service
SPAIN
Passenger	7 services to Madrid and Barcelona Unlimited services to other points (in Spain)	Nil Nil	7 services Unlimited	7 services SMBP Unlimited services to other points (in Australia)	Nil Nil	7 services Unlimited
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
SRI LANKA
Passenger	3500 seats SMBP	Nil	3500 seats	Either 3000 seats SMBP, provided no more than 1600 seats are operated to any one of these points; or if more than one point in Australia is served in any single round trip, no more than 7 services provided that Sydney is not served more than once on any round trip	Nil	Either 3000 seats SMBP, provided no more than 1600 seats are operated to any one of these points; or if more than one point in Australia is served in any single round trip, no more than 7 services provided that Sydney is not served more than once on any round trip.
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
SWEDEN
Passenger	2800 seats	Nil	2800 seats	2800 seats	Nil	2800 seats
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
SWITZERLAND
Passenger	2800 seats SMBP Regional package	Nil Nil	28000 seats Unlimited	2800 seats SMBP Regional package	Nil Nil	2800 seats Unlimited
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
TAIWAN
Passenger	5000 seats SMBP Regional package	Nil Nil	5000 seats Unlimited	5000 seats SMBP Regional package	2688 seats Unlimited	2312 seats Nil
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
THAILAND
Passenger	35 x B747 Third country airline code share: 28 services	11.2 x B747 14 services	23.8 x B747 14 services	35 x B747 Third country airline code share: 28 services	29.4 x B747 Nil	5.6 x B747 28 services
Freight	7 services	Nil	7 services	7 services	Nil	7 services
TONGA
Passenger	600 seats SMBP Regional package	360 seats Nil	240 seats Unlimited	600 seats SMBP Regional package	Nil Nil	600 seats Unlimited
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Passenger	56 services SMBP Regional package	Nil Nil	56 services SMBP Unlimited	Dubai route: Sydney 14 services; Melbourne 14; Brisbane and Perth 7 to each, an additional 7 to any combination of Brisbane and Perth UAE other than Dubai route: 7 services Regional package	14 Sydney 14 Melbourne 7 Brisbane 14 Perth Nil Nil	Nil Nil Nil 7 services Unlimited
Freight	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited	Unlimited	Nil	Unlimited
UNITED KINGDOM
Passenger Freight	Unlimited Unrestricted	28 x B747 Nil	Unlimited Unlimited	Unlimited Unlimited	21 x B747 Nil	Unlimited Unlimited
USA
Passenger	South Pacific Route: market driven mechanism	53 services.	A minimum of 4 services for any Australian airline	South Pacific Route: Market driven mechanism	17 x B747	A minimum of 4 services for any US airline
	North Pacific route: market driven mechanism	Nil	A minimum of 3 services for any Australian airline	North Pacific: Market driven mechanism	Nil	A minimum of 3 services for any US airline
	Guam: 4 x DC 10	Nil	4 x DC10	Guam: 4 x DC10	2 x B738	2 x DC10
Freight	Unlimited	11 services	Unlimited	Unlimited	8 services	Unlimited
VANUATU
Passenger	1400 seats	616 seats	784 seats	1400 seats	768 seats	632 seats
Freight	100 tonnes	Nil	100 tones	100 tonnes	Nil	100 tonnes
VIETNAM
Passenger Freight	7 services SMBP Regional package 3 services	3 services Nil Nil	4 services Unlimited 3 services	7 services SMBP Regional package 3 services	7 services Nil Nil	Nil Unlimited 3 services
ZIMBABWE
Passenger	1600 seats	Nil	1600 seats	1600 seats	Nil	1600 seats
Freight	100 tonnes	Nil	100 tonnes	100 tonnes	Nil	100 tonnes

Footnotes

[1] SMBP - Seats or services per week to/from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth

2 Regional package - Unlimited access to all Australian international airports other than SMBP

Notes:

1. Under the Country column, “Passenger” allows for the carriage of cargo and mail on passenger aircraft. “Freight” means freight (cargo) only aircraft. Under some agreements, passenger capacity entitlements may be used for dedicated freight aircraft services. In most cases freight capacity cannot be converted into passenger capacity.

2. Where the capacity entitlement is for a number of services per week, the services can be operated with aircraft of any type and seating capacity, unless otherwise stated.

3. Where an aircraft type is named in the capacity column it is normally accompanied by words such as “or equivalent” and an aircraft substitution formula is included to allow for the use of aircraft of greater or lesser capacity at a lower of higher weekly frequency.

Source: DOTARS

ATTACHMENT B

INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULED AIR TRANSPORT - data supplied by the airlines

	Years ended June	Operated seats to and from Australia
	AIRLINE	2003	2004	2005	2006
	Aerolineas Argentinas	51,519	58,539	72,618	77,558
	Air Caledonie	105,524	110,184	114,482	112,312
	Air Canada	197,238	204,577	200,190	179,728
	Air China	179,302	209,646	212,282	197,968
	Air Mauritius	33,810	42,896	52,892	57,239
	Air Nauru	22,510	23,464	25,824	16,639
	Air New Zealand	2,002,741	2,057,102	2,405,904	2,688,761
	Air Niugini	221,743	220,862	232,157	272,275
	Air Pacific	474,816	594,764	617,476	602,368
(a)	Air Paradise International	47,922	212,196	297,298	121,036
	Air Tahiti Nui				67,032
	Air Vanuatu	104,081	107,642	121,048	105,616
	Airlines PNG				11,814
	Asiana Airlines	225,680	226,920	225,680	190,960
	Australian Airlines	422,703	788,328	920,075	866,613
	Austrian Airlines/Lauda Air	243,552	254,904	304,784	316,200
	British Airways	728,152	794,480	803,339	735,592
	Cathay Pacific Airways	912,360	946,602	1,204,273	1,278,152
	China Airlines	95,460	158,538	206,570	207,552
	China Eastern Airlines	102,746	167,174	232,308	228,118
	China Southern Airlines	96,432	95,284	157,661	151,880
	Continental Micronesia	33,282	48,048	47,894	40,502
	EgyptAir	4,680
	Emirates	564,012	1,505,486	2,040,006	2,337,139
	Eva Air	103,232	106,156	135,400	131,040
	Freedom Air International	647,682	713,530	742,471	583,974
	Garuda Indonesia	570,640	507,115	529,197	490,754
	Gulf Air		115,010	192,390	192,390
	Hawaiian Airlines		13,200	109,252	104,776
	Japan Airlines	954,662	979,488	1,004,717	950,213
	Jetstar				288,156
	Korean Air	308,588	362,264	353,858	308,485
	Lan Chile	79,940	79,772	96,089	115,514
	Malaysia Airlines	1,438,342	1,507,716	1,516,268	1,453,399
(b)	Merpati Nusantara Airlines	0	280	6,088	6,360
(c)	Norfolk Jet Express			0
	Olympic Airways	17,110
	Pacific Blue		174,240	630,540	740,160
	Philippine Airlines	94,072	97,522	94,470	94,224
(d)	Polynesian Airlines	37,280	31,416	32,204	2,926
	Polynesian Blue				37,260
	Qantas Airways	7,345,022	7,435,502	8,176,490	8,042,077
	Royal Brunei Airlines	182,586	249,522	287,950	303,848
(e)	Royal Tongan Airlines	13,280	0
	Singapore Airlines	2,399,530	2,478,634	2,780,775	3,052,523
	Solomon Airlines	28,560	29,788	38,528	33,864
	South African Airways	128,214	141,047	126,889	125,122
	Thai Airways International	1,279,510	1,335,110	1,381,126	1,042,762
	Tiger Airways				38,880
	United Airlines	495,863	508,355	535,421	552,077
(f)	Valuair			65,454	18,720
(g)	Vietnam Airlines	68,513	192,384	235,552	246,142
	Virgin Atlantic Airways			125,388	222,302

	Total	23,062,891	25,885,687	29,691,278	30,041,002


(a)	Service ceased November 2005. No data for November 2005 and some data unavailable for September 2005.
(b)	Some data unavailable for 2002-03 and 2003-04.
(c)	Operated between August and December 2004. No data received.
(d)	Service ceased October 2005. No data for August, September and October 2005.
(e)	Some data unavailable for 2002-03. Service ceased in 2004.
(f)	Service ceased October 2005. No data for September and October 2005.
(g)	Some data unavailable for 2002-03.

Source: Department of Transport and Regional Services

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