Changi passengers up by 11.6% in 1H

It handled 25M passengers but cargo movements remain anaemic growing by just 0.1%.

For the first half of 2012, Changi Airport handled 25.0 million passengers, an increase of 11.6% compared to the corresponding period last year. Demand for travel to and from the Middle East (+22%), South Asia (+15%) and Northeast Asia (+14%) has contributed to the increase in passenger traffic since the start of the year.

For the six months ended June 2012, Guangzhou, New Delhi, Beijing, Frankfurt and Taipei registered the strongest percentage growth, among sectors with at least a quarter of a million passengers during the period. Reflecting Changi’s increasing connectivity to China and India, traffic to the two countries grew strongest among markets with at least a million passengers. With links to 25 Chinese cities and 11 destinations in India, Changi Airport is the most connected point from Southeast Asia to these two emerging economies.

Cargo movements at Changi were steady in June 2012, with 153,300 tonnes of airfreight shipped, a change of 0.1% on-year. For the half-year, shipment volume declined by 1.0% compared to the same period in 2011.

Earlier this month, Changi Airport welcomed the commencement of airfreight services by Yangtze River Express. The Chinese all-cargo carrier will operate eight-weekly services using the 65-tonne A332F aircraft connecting Shanghai Pudong to Singapore with stopovers in Bangkok and Chongqing.

As at 1 July 2012, 100 airlines operate at Changi Airport, connecting Singapore to more than 220 cities in 60 countries around the world. With more than 6,200 weekly scheduled flights, an aircraft takes off or lands at Changi roughly once every 100 seconds.

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