Auckland Airport monthly traffic data shows total passenger volumes decreased 84.9% year-on-year in June.
International passengers (excluding transits) were down 97%, transit passengers were down 96.5% and domestic passengers were down by 70.9% for the month.
The numbers show the significant impact on international services since the closure of the New Zealand border from March 20 to all but New Zealand citizens and permanent residents.
Following the move to alert level 1 and lifting of all domestic travel restrictions on June 9, Air New Zealand began increasing domestic capacity towards its target of 55% of pre-COVID-19 level for July 2020.
In July, Auckland Airport total passenger volumes decreased by 70.8% year-on-year.
International passengers (excluding transits) were down 96.9%, transit passengers were down 94.7% and domestic passengers were down by 39.2% year-on-year for the month of July.
In July, domestic passenger numbers recovered further from the previous month, with Jetstar Airways resuming domestic jet services from July 1 and Air New Zealand increasing domestic capacity towards its target of 55% of pre-COVID-19 levels.
Auckland Airport says it is now unclear how significant the setback to the domestic passenger recovery will be from Auckland re-entering alert level 3 and the rest of the country re-entering alert level 2.
