SINGAPORE, 28 June 2019 – Singapore Changi Airport handled 5.41 million passenger movements in May, a 2.1% year-on-year increase.
Aircraft movements dipped 2% to 31,700 landings and takeoffs, while airfreight throughput declined 5% to 172,000 tonnes for the month.
For the month of May, Southeast Asia and South Asia registered a decline, offset by growth in Northeast Asia and Southwest Pacific traffic.
Among Changi’s top 10 markets, Australia (11%) and Japan (13%) achieved double-digit growth, but traffic was weaker for India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.
As at 1 June, more than 120 airlines operate at Changi Airport, connecting Singapore to some 380 cities in about 100 countries and territories worldwide. With more than 7,400 weekly scheduled flights, an aircraft takes off or lands at Changi roughly once every 80 seconds.
HIGHLIGHTS
New Services
On 18 May, Urumqi Air, a new carrier at Changi Airport, commenced thrice-weekly services to Urumqi via Wuhan. Lufthansa has increased its Munich service from six times weekly to seven.
Scoot added three weekly services each to Kaohsiung and Osaka (Kansai), while SilkAir has increased its services to Cairns, from five to seven weekly.
New Restaurants & Stores
In the transit areas, Sunglass Hut commenced operations in T1, while Furla has opened a new outlet in T3.
Terminal 1
Japan Gourmet Hall SORA opened its second airport restaurant in T1, with three new brands – Ikkousha, Megumi Maru and Yoshimi, offering a range of Japanese dishes including ramen, mixed rice bowls and katsu curries.
Terminal 3
Paris Baguette, Canton Paradise and Le Shrimp Ramen are now available at T3. Local specialty product store Wain’s and mini KTV booth Mbar, have also opened in the same terminal.
