SINGAPORE, 28 March 2018 – Singapore Changi Airport recorded 4.93 million passenger movements in February, a 5.6% year-on-year increase.
Aircraft movements were 6% higher with 29,700 landings and take-offs, while airfreight throughput was stable at 1.4% to reach 148,930 tonnes, compared to the same period last year.
Passenger traffic during February was boosted by the Lunar New Year holidays [1], with travel to and from Southeast and Northeast Asia accounting for over half of the growth.
Among Changi’s top 10 country markets, China (+13%) and India (+12%) were the fastest growing.
As at 1 March more than 100 airlines operate at Changi Airport, connecting Singapore to some 400 cities in about 100 countries and territories worldwide. With more than 7,200 weekly scheduled flights, an aircraft takes off or lands at Changi roughly once every 80 seconds.
Other highlights [2]
New Restaurants & Stores
In the transit areas, British retailer WH Smith, which sells books, stationery and gifts, progressively opened four new outlets in Terminal 2 (T2) and Terminal 3 (T3), following four outlet openings last month. Games store Kaboom opened its fourth airport outlet in T3, and now has one store in every terminal.
[1] The Lunar New Year public holidays were on 16 and 17 February 2018
[2] For the period 16 February to 15 March 2018
(Source: Changi Airport)
