Changi Airport's passenger count down 70.7% to 1.65 million in March

Air travel demand remained significantly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Singapore Changi Airport's passenger movements plunged 70.7% YoY to 1.65 million in March, an announcement revealed. This was dragged severly during teh last seven days of March where passenger movements plummeted 98% YoY.

Flight movements similarly declined sharply during the same period by 87%. Likewise, aircraft movements dropped 49.9% to 16,200 landings and takeoffs as all regions recorded steep declines.

Airfreight throughput dropped 19.1% to 149,000 tonnes for the month no thanks to the decrease in bellyhold capacity on passenger flights. Both import and export flows have also seen contraction.

On a quarterly basis, Changi Airport registered 11.0 million passenger movements, which shows a 32.7% YoY crash. Aircraft movements declined 20.1% to 75,900, whilst airfreight throughput fell 8% to 453,000 tonnes.

Due to stricter travel restrictions put in place by countries around the world, the number of scheduled flights at Changi Airport is about 96% fewer in April compared to what was originally scheduled.

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