Golden Myanmar Airlines will begin daily services connecting Singapore via Yangon to Mandalay, the financial capital of Myanmar. Mandalay is a new city link for Changi Airport and brings to 47 the number of cities in Southeast Asia that Changi Airport is connected to. The new service by Golden Myanmar Airlines further enhances Changi Airport’s position as a key gateway to the region.
Singapore Changi Airport handled 4.12 million passenger movements in February 2013, an increase of 9.2% over the same month last year. Aircraft movements for the month grew by 4.2% to 25,900 flights. Travel demand was boosted by the Lunar New Year holidays which this year fell in February compared to January last year.
To commemorate another outstanding year of exceptional service contributions in 2012, Changi Airport Group (CAG) today paid tribute to Changi Airport’s front-line staff at the Annual Airport Celebration ceremony held at The Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay.
Planning the perfect getaway is set to become even more convenient for Singapore residents with Changi Airport‟s new Weekend Escapades mobile app. The all-in-one, on-the-go app provides users with exciting destination-based content and maps, flight searches and the latest airline promotions, all with a few finger taps. Best of all, this travel guide app is free of charge.
Singapore Changi Airport handled 4.33 million passenger movements in January 2013, an increase of 1.9% compared to a year ago. Air traffic movements for the month grew in tandem by 2.2% to 28,200 flights. The Lunar New Year holidays in January last year meant that there was a higher traffic base which affected the magnitude of growth last month.
Changi Airport Group (CAG) announed its initial plans for the development of Changi Airport’s Terminal 4 (T4) and its proposal to enhance the capacity of the airfield to provide for more aircraft parking stands.
Growth supported by strong air travel demand within Asia-Pacific, healthy Europe traffic
SINGAPORE, 20 January 2013 – A local 45-year old business development director, Mr Peh Hock Peng, hit the million-dollar jackpot today at Changi Airport as he emerged the overall winner of the ‘Be a Changi Millionaire’ 2012 Grand Draw, walking away with the grand prize of S$1 million in cash.
Come 1 February 2013, passengers of Tiger Airways and its partner airlines will be able to make hassle-free transfers at Singapore Changi Airport without the need for travel visa to enter Singapore, immigration clearance, and the retrieval and checking-in of their luggage a second time for onward flights.
Singapore Airlines and SilkAir customers transiting in Singapore have more to look forward to with the enhancement of the recently introduced Changi Transit Programme. For a limited period from now until 30 June 2013, eligible customers will receive $40 worth of Changi Dollar Vouchers (CDVs) per ticket – double the amount since the Changi Transit Programme began on 1 October 2012.
For the first time in its 31-year history, Singapore Changi Airport served more than 50 million passenger movements in 2012. To commemorate this historic event, Changi Airport Group (CAG) today announced a special contribution to The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund (SPMF), through its philanthropic arm, Changi Foundation.
Singapore Changi Airport will end 2012 with a new milestone in its history, registering more than 50 million passenger movements for the year. This traffic record is reached just two years after Changi Airport crossed the 40-million milestone in 2010.