Operating Indicators for August 2016

SINGAPORE, 27 September 2016 – Singapore Changi Airport handled 4.92 million passenger movements in August 2016, a decline of 0.6% year-on-year. Aircraft movements were 2.2% higher at 30,260 landings and takeoffs, while cargo shipments rose 7.6% to reach 163,150 tonnes compared to the same period last year.

For the month, passenger traffic on China and Korea routes was particularly strong, rising by more than 7% in both cases. Overall, traffic in August 2016 was relatively steady compared to a year ago when Singapore celebrated her Golden Jubilee with many activities; there was also a four-day extended weekend then. Traffic had increased 6.6% in August 2015.

August was the second busiest month for Changi Airport so far in 2016 – just behind July’s total of 5.18 million. For the first eight months of the year, Changi Airport registered 6.5% more passenger movements, with growth underpinned by Southeast Asia (+8.9%) and Northeast Asia (+10.5%) traffic.

As at 1 September 2016, more than 100 airlines operate at Changi Airport, connecting Singapore to some 330 cities in about 80 countries and territories worldwide. With more than 6,800 weekly scheduled flights, an aircraft takes off or lands at Changi roughly once every 90 seconds.

Changi Airport’s traffic statistics are available at

http://www.changiairport.com/corporate/about-us/traffic-statistics.html.

Other highlights at Changi*

New Services – On 2 September, Changi Airport added a new city link to Urumqi via Chongqing, with the launch of West Air’s 4x weekly services to the city. Chongqing Airlines (a new carrier at Changi) also commenced its 3x weekly services between Singapore and Chongqing on 9 September, while Qantas Airways increased Perth-Singapore services from 9x weekly to 10x weekly beginning 19 August.

* For the period 16 Aug to 15 Sep 2016