Australian Flight Data

Melbourne to Rome

Italy · 222 months of data from Jan 1985

Flights between Melbourne and Rome carry one flight number the whole way but stop somewhere en route — no aircraft has been recorded flying the pair without an intermediate stop. It is a single bookable service, not a connection.

Passenger traffic last recorded
Sep 2024
no passengers recorded in later published months
Years of data
19
Jan 1985 – Sep 2024
Busiest month
7,229
Jul 1998

Traffic: to Jun 2026

Passenger traffic between Melbourne and Rome was last recorded in Sep 2024, after 5,616 passengers had been recorded since 2003. At its busiest the route carried 7,229 passengers in a single month, in Jul 1998.

Passenger history milestones

Recorded milestones use this city-pair passenger series, with both directions combined. A first positive record is not a service-launch date; complete calendar years require all twelve observed, non-null months.

First positive passenger record
Jan 1985
first recorded month with passengers > 0
Peak complete year
1997
71,371 passengers
Latest complete year
2002
30,227 passengers

The route

Melbourne Rome

Distances are true from Melbourne; the ring marks the distance to Rome.

Passengers, 1985 to 2024

02550 Sep 2024: 50Sep 2024Sep 2024Sep 2024
02550 Sep 2024: 50Sep 2024Sep 2024Sep 2024
02550 Sep 2024: 50Sep 2024Sep 2024Sep 2024
03,6157,229The pilots' dispute grounds domestic aviation — Aug 1989 Domestic deregulation ends the Two Airline Policy — Oct 1990 Virgin Blue launches — Aug 2000 Ansett Australia collapses — Sep 2001 Jetstar launches — May 2004 OzJet's all-business experiment ends within months — Jan 2006 Tiger Airways Australia enters the market — Apr 2008 Volcanic ash cloud disrupts southern Australia — Jun 2011 Qantas grounds its entire fleet — Oct 2011 Skywest becomes Virgin Australia Regional Airlines — May 2013 Tigerair Australia stops flying — Feb 2020 COVID-19 border closures begin — Mar 2020 The deepest month: domestic traffic falls 96% — Apr 2020 Rex enters the trunk routes with jets — Mar 2021 Delta lockdowns close the eastern states — Jul 2021 Omicron wave hits crew availability — Jan 2022 Bonza launches on leisure routes — Nov 2023 Bonza collapses after 15 months — Mar 2024 Rex enters administration and exits the trunk routes — Aug 2024 Sep 2024: 50Jan 1985Nov 2004Sep 2024

Gaps indicate missing observations, not zero values.

To Sep 2024 · Marks show industry events

Freight

Tonnes of air freight carried on this route — a dimension the domestic data does not have at all.

011 Sep 2024: 0Sep 2024Sep 2024Sep 2024
011 Sep 2024: 0Sep 2024Sep 2024Sep 2024
011 Sep 2024: 0Sep 2024Sep 2024Sep 2024
0111223 Sep 2024: 0Jan 1985Nov 2004Sep 2024

Gaps indicate missing observations, not zero values.

To Sep 2024

The route in numbers

Busiest month on record7,229 · Jul 1998
Data coverageJan 1985 – Sep 2024 (222 months)
Destination regionItaly

No punctuality data is published for international services, so there are no cancellation or on-time figures on this page. That series covers domestic routes only.

Related routes

From Melbourne

To Rome

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