Air travellers down

Passenger volumes through Auckland Airport continued to fall last month with only a rise in visitors from Australia slowing the slide.

International passenger numbers were down from 636,293 last year to 592,535, or a 3.6 per cent drop when adjusted for the extra day during last year's leap year.

South Korean visitors fell the most, down 23.5 per cent (unadjusted) to 3996. Visitors from Australia rose 3.1 per cent to 49,705.