Deirdre Fulton, John Grant, and Tony Harrington delivered in-depth insights about the current state of the aviation sector in Australia, discussing global capacity trends, domestic markets, international connectivity, and airport infrastructural developments.

After reviewing global capacity, the panel dived into Australia's domestic market, where the Qantas Group and Virgin Australia operate 90% of capacity. Despite the challenges faced by regional carrier REX, our experts stressed the importance of regional connectivity and the urgent need for government support.

Moving on to international capacity, John noted that " Western Europe is up about 2% versus 2019. Northeast Asia lags a little bit." In reference to China specifically, he stated, "We're perhaps at what would be a more natural level of international capacity than the previously overinflated artificial level of supply from China".

An exciting development the team were keen to discuss is the new Western Sydney International Airport, which should open in a couple of years' time. Tony remarked that "There'll be great interest in it particularly when foreign carriers start coming in, the local carriers will start taking notice." with John adding: "Maybe we will finally see a new entrant, that is based at the new airport and becomes almost a a disruptive player like a Ryanair."

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