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BITRE | Australian transport statistics yearbook 2009<br />

Chapter 7<br />

Rail<br />

Table 7.1<br />

The Sydney to Darwin rail distance is measured via Lithgow; the Canberra to Darwin<br />

distance is measured via Sydney.<br />

Chapter 8<br />

Aviation<br />

Table 8.1<br />

Intercapital air distances are provided in terms <strong>of</strong> greater circle distances. These are<br />

distances that take into account the curvature <strong>of</strong> the earth.<br />

Tables 8.2–8.3<br />

1. Revenue passengers are fare paying passengers.<br />

2. Number <strong>of</strong> international revenue passengers divided by number <strong>of</strong> available<br />

seats.<br />

3. Revenue passenger kilometres are calculated by multiplying the number <strong>of</strong><br />

revenue passengers travelling on each flight stage by the distance in kilometres<br />

between the airports. Modelled estimates <strong>of</strong> air passenger travel (Table 5.1) differ<br />

from survey results for domestic airline revenue passenger travel.<br />

4. Domestic revenue passenger kilometres divided by available seat kilometres.<br />

Table 8.4<br />

5. Regular Public <strong>Transport</strong> (RPT) operations only. RPT is aircraft transport available<br />

to the public <strong>and</strong> operated to fixed schedules <strong>and</strong> between specified fixed<br />

terminals.<br />

Table 8.5<br />

Airline on time measures are provided in terms <strong>of</strong> on time departures (flights that<br />

depart within 15 minutes <strong>of</strong> the scheduled departure time), on time arrivals (flights<br />

that arrive within 15 minutes <strong>of</strong> the scheduled arrival time) <strong>and</strong> cancellations (flights<br />

cancelled or rescheduled within seven days <strong>of</strong> the scheduled departure time).<br />

6. Participating airlines are Jetstar, Macair, Qantas, QantasLink, <strong>Regional</strong> Express,<br />

Skywest, Tiger Airways <strong>and</strong> Virgin Blue.<br />

7. Series commenced November 2003. Jetstar commenced reporting from May 2004,<br />

Macair from July 2005 <strong>and</strong> Tiger Airways from April 2008.<br />

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