February passenger numbers take off at Go

Budget airline Go says passenger numbers rose 74 per cent in February from the previous year.

Budget airline Go says passenger numbers rose 74 per cent in February from the previous year.

Go said it carried 358,626 passengers in February, up from 205,954 passengers a year ago.

Go said its rise in traffic reflected how budget airlines are winning market share at the expense of more established carriers. No-frills carriers have continued to pick up traffic despite an overall sector slump.

"Our figures reflect the trend of business travellers switching permanently from high cost airlines to low-cost airlines," Go chief executive Ms Barbara Cassani said in a statement.