SINGAPORE, 28 September 2018: Singapore Changi Airport registered 5.68 million passenger movements in August, a 7.9% year-on-year increase.
Aircraft movements rose 3.6% to 32,890 landings and take-offs, while airfreight throughput grew 1.8% to reach 184,000 tonnes, compared to the same period last year.
For the month of August, passenger traffic was boosted by growth across all regions.
Traffic to and from Oceania achieved a double-digit increase (+10%) for the first time this year, recording over 570,000 passenger movements.
Europe (+22%) and South Asia (+13%) also posted robust growth. Among Changi’s top 10 markets, nine recorded higher traffic. Melbourne (+16%), Sydney (+13%) and Manila (+12%) were among the cities, which registered double-digit growth.
As of 1 September more than 100 airlines operate at Changi Airport, connecting Singapore to some 400 cities in about 100 countries and territories worldwide.
Changi Airport’s traffic statistics are available at http://www.changiairport.com/corporate/about-us/traffic-statistics.html.
Changi Highlights*
New Services – Changi Airport welcomed the arrival of SF Airlines from Shenzhen, China, 4 September. SF Airlines is the first Chinese express airline to launch freighter services between Singapore and China. Its weekly service increases capacity on the Singapore-Shenzhen route by 16%.
On 15 September, IndiGo launched daily services from Kolkata and Tiruchirapalli, operating the airline’s first services from the two cities to Singapore. Today, Changi Airport is connected to 16 cities in India via about 260 weekly services.
(Source: Changi Airport)
* For the period 16 August to 15 September 2018
