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Changi records stable start to 2018

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SINGAPORE, 27 February 2018: Singapore Changi Airport registered 5.30 million passenger movements in January alone, a 0.9% year-on-year increase.

Aircraft movements were 2.8% higher with 32,490 landings and take-offs, compared to the same period last year.

Passenger traffic for the month remained stable compared to a year ago, which saw travel boosted by the Lunar New Year holidays [1] in January 2017.

Among Changi’s top 10 country markets, Japan (+11%), India (+9%) and Thailand (+9%) led the gainers. Major city routes that recorded strong traffic growth of at least 8% included Bangkok, Chennai and London.

As of 1 February, more than 100 airlines served 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.

New Services

January to 15 February saw more flights launched at  Changi.
Indonesia AirAsia started daily services to Padang – the first new city link for Changi Airport this year, as well as daily services connecting Singapore and Medan.

JC (Cambodia) International Airlines has also started operating daily services between Singapore and Phnom Penh.

Scoot commenced a three weekly service to Kuantan.

 [1] The Lunar New Year public holidays fell on 28 January and 29 January in 2017

(Source: Changi)

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