Press release - 23 September 2013 16:29

Operating Indicators for August 2013

SINGAPORE, 23 September 2013 – Singapore Changi Airport handled 4.68 million passengers in August 2013, an increase of 9.4% on-year. Air traffic movements grew correspondingly, with a total of 29,600 landings and take-offs recorded during the month, or 8.2% more compared to a year ago. In terms of airfreight, 151,000 tonnes of cargo were processed at Changi Airport last month, a slight decline of 0.5% year-on-year.

Travel demand during the month was boosted by an extra long weekend that included both the Hari Raya Puasa and National Day public holidays in Singapore. Travel to and from neighbouring countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia, which also celebrated the Hari Raya festival, registered particularly strong growth. There was also a double-digit increase in traffic between Singapore and China as well as Japan.

On a rolling year basis, passenger traffic and aircraft movements grew to 53.0 million (+6.6% on-year) and 336,100 (+5.2%) respectively. Airfreight movements were stable at 1.85 million tonnes for the 12-month period.

As at 1 September 2013, more than 100 airlines operate at Changi Airport, connecting Singapore to 250 cities in some 60 countries and territories worldwide. With more than 6,700 weekly scheduled flights, an aircraft takes off or lands at Changi roughly once every 100 seconds.

Changi Airport’s traffic statistics are available at

http://www.changiairportgroup.com/cag/html/the-group/air_traffic_statistics.html.

Other highlights at Changi

New Services and Frequency Changes – Several carriers have continued to take advantage of the new bilateral air services agreement between Singapore and Indonesia to mount additional services in August and September. Garuda Indonesia added a ninth daily service to Jakarta and up-gauged two of its frequencies from the smaller Boeing 737-800 to the bigger Airbus 330. Tigerair Mandala also increased its Singapore-Jakarta services from three to four times a day. With now close to 60,000 weekly one-way seats, the Singapore-Jakarta route has become the fastest growing and second busiest international route in the world.

To other parts of Indonesia, SilkAir has introduced a thrice-weekly service to Makassar while AirAsia has launched two daily services to Medan. Tigerair has also started a daily service to Bandung, a new route for the airline.

New Stores – Renowned for their accessories and handbags, affordable luxury fashion labels Furla and Tory Burch, have each opened their first boutiques at Changi, in Terminal 1 (transit area). Trendy scarves can be found at the new Pashma store in Terminal 1 (transit), its third in Changi. For the latest range of electronic gadgets, check out the E-Gadget Extra shop in Terminal 1 (transit). Those looking for a relaxing massage before their flight are invited to visit the new Wellness Spa in Terminal 2 (transit).

Over in the public areas, supermarket chain NTUC Fairprice has opened its second outlet at Changi Airport, located at the Terminal 2 Basement.

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Operating Indicators for July 2013

Singapore Changi Airport handled some 4.54 million passenger movements in July 2013, an increase of 4.0% compared to a year ago. Air traffic movements for the month also grew by 6.9%, with 29,000 landings and take-offs recorded at Changi. Airfreight movements increased by 1.1% on-year, with 160,000 tonnes of cargo passing through Changi Airport during the month.

23 July 2013 10:43

Operating Indicators for June 2013

SINGAPORE, 23 July 2013 – Passenger traffic at Singapore Changi Airport increased 6.1% in June 2013, with 4.67 million passengers passing through the airport. This marks the highest number of passenger movements Changi has handled in a month this year. In terms of flight movements, a total of 28,300 aircraft landings and take-offs were recorded, a growth of 6.1% year-on-year.

27 June 2013 14:31

Operating Indicators for May 2013

Singapore Changi Airport handled 4.28 million passenger movements in May 2013, a growth of 4.7% compared to the same period in 2012. Flight movements increased by 5.4% to 28,500. During the month, 147,600 tonnes of cargo were handled at Changi, 3.5% less than a year ago.

27 May 2013 11:00

Operating indicators for April 2013

Singapore Changi Airport handled 4.24 million passenger movements in April 2013, an increase of 0.8% over the same period in 2012. Flight movements increased by 4.3% to 27,500. In terms of airfreight movements, 145,600 tonnes of cargo passed through Changi last month, 1.8% lower than a year ago.

23 April 2013 11:29

Operating indicators for March 2013

Singapore Changi Airport achieved its highest passenger traffic ever for the month of March when it registered 4.61 million passenger movements in March 2013, an increase of 7.7% over the same month last year. Holiday makers travelling over the Good Friday long weekend and the weekend prior contributed to the traffic growth. In tandem, aircraft movements grew by 5.3% to 28,400 flights.

25 March 2013 12:05

Operating indicators for February 2013

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.

20 February 2013 12:25

Operating indicators for January 2013

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.

31 January 2013 12:07

A record 51 million passengers for Changi Airport in 2012

Growth supported by strong air travel demand within Asia-Pacific, healthy Europe traffic

28 December 2012 15:57

Changi Airport registers more than 50 million passengers in 2012

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.

23 October 2013 12:43

Operating Indicators for September 2013

Singapore Changi Airport handled 4.3 million passenger movements in September 2013, an increase of 6.9% over the same month last year. In terms of flight movements, 28,400 landings and take-offs were recorded during the month, a growth of 7.2%. On the cargo front, 152,800 tonnes of airfreight were processed at Changi Airport in September 2013, a decrease of 2.5% year-on-year.

21 November 2013 13:58

Operating Indicators for October 2013

Passenger traffic at Singapore Changi Airport grew 3.2% on-year in October 2013, with 4.41 million passengers passing through the airport. Aircraft landings and takeoffs rose by 6.7% to 29,500. In terms of airfreight movements, Changi Airport handled 157,400 tonnes of cargo, an increase of 1.8% compared to a year ago.

27 December 2013 12:01

Operating Indicators for November 2013

Singapore Changi Airport handled 4.46 million passenger movements in November 2013, an increase of 2.3% over the same month last year. In the first 11 months of the year, more than 48.6 million passenger movements were registered, a 5.1% increase on-year.

28 January 2014 17:00

Another record breaking year for Changi Airport in 2013

Monthly passenger traffic crosses 5-million mark for the first time in December