QUEENSLAND AIRPORTS RECORDS BUSIEST OCTOBER IN HISTORY

OCTOBER 2017 proved to be the busiest October in history for the Queensland Airports group, with impressive results recorded at each airport in the state.

Airports on the Gold Coast, in Townsville, Mount Isa and Longreach all recorded an increase in passengers for the month, collectively growing 3.6 per cent to deliver more than 763,000 passengers.

Mount Isa recorded the largest growth, with 12.8 per cent more passengers through the airport in October 2017 compared to October 2016.

While the Gold Coast had the highest number of passengers in October 2017 by far, at 593,808, its growth was the slowest at only 1.9 per cent.

However, Gold Coast Airport did record its busiest October and third busiest month on record only beaten by January 2016 and 2017. These strong results were buoyed by the international market according to Queensland Airports Limited CEO Chris Mills. Read more

David Simmons - Business News Australia - 27 Nov 2017