Singapore Changi Airport's Passenger Traffic Continues to Grow Steadily

Photo courtesy of Changi Airport Group

Singapore Changi Airport handled 16.5 million passenger movements from April to June 2024, an increase of 13.4 percent compared to a year ago. This was 98.2 percent of passenger movements for the same period in 2019. Aircraft movements, including landings and take-offs, totalled 89,300 for the quarter, up 9.7 percent year-on-year, and was 94.5 percent compared to the second quarter of 2019.

Changi Airport’s top five markets for the second quarter of 2024 were Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Australia and India. China saw the highest growth among Changi’s top markets, with traffic doubling compared to the same period last year, and surpassing pre-Covid numbers. For the period, North Asia was the fastest growing region, registering a 40.8% increase year-on-year, and also exceeding pre-Covid levels.
 
From April to June 2024, Changi Airport registered 486,000 tonnes of airfreight throughput, surpassing the same period last year by 16%. Growth was registered across all cargo flows – exports, imports and trans-shipments, led by strong cargo flows between Singapore and China, as well as the United States of America.  For this period, Changi’s top five air cargo markets were Australia, China, Hong Kong, India and United States of America.

“Changi Airport continues to expand its global network, having added more flights in the second quarter. Travellers can now explore more destinations with Changi’s connectivity to cities such as Broome, Brussels, Quanzhou and Vancouver, and enjoy more options to evergreen favourites like Tokyo and London. Together with our airline partners, we are striving towards full travel recovery by the end of this year.”
Lim Ching Kiat, Changi Airport Group’s Executive Vice President for Air Hub and Cargo Development

Other Updates at Changi Airport

​Changi Airport welcomed Shandong Airlines, which started 3x weekly services between Jinan and Singapore on 19 April, and Air Japan which commenced 5x weekly services between Tokyo Narita Airport and Singapore on 26 April.
 
On 1 May, Emirates extended one of its four daily Dubai-Singapore service to Phnom Penh. Scoot’s new Embraer E190-E2 made its inaugural flight from Changi to Krabi and Hat Yai on 7 May, and will offer passengers more options within Southeast Asia including new-to-airline city links Koh Samui and Sibu. For longer-haul markets, Singapore Airlines launched non-stop services between London Gatwick and Singapore on 22 June, adding 5x weekly flights to the existing 49 weekly services between Singapore and London Heathrow. Jetstar began 2x weekly seasonal flights to Broome in Western Australia on 25 June, enhancing Changi Airport’s position as the most connected international gateway to Australia.
 
Changi also resumed its link to Jieyang Chaoshan (China), with the launch of Spring Airlines’ 4x weekly services from 31 March, as well as to Quanzhou (China), with the launch of Xiamen Airlines’ 4x weekly services from 24 June.

As at 1 July, 94 airlines operate over 6,900 weekly scheduled flights at Changi Airport, connecting Singapore to 158 cities in 50 countries and territories worldwide.