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Brisbane Airport will introduce several international capacity increases over the next few months, following the depreciation of international arrivals and departures during August this year, compared to 2011.

China Southern will fly a daily service to Brisbane from mid-December to the end of February 2013 and Etihad Airways will add four weekly flights, resulting in a daily service to Abu Dhabi from February 2013.

Over 1.8 million international and domestic passengers travelled through Brisbane Airport, generating a 2.7 percent rise in total passenger numbers for August, compared with the same period last year.

Intrastate traffic gained strength, increasing by more than 10 percent last month, compared to August 2011.

Although international passenger numbers were down overall, visitors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Russia, Eastern Europe, South/Central America and Africa all reported increases in August, year-over-year.

The Japanese and South Korea visitor markets also showed growth for the month.

August also saw Tiger Airways recommence its services between Brisbane and Sydney, while Virgin Australia launched return weekday flights on the Brisbane to Mount Isa route.