Passenger traffic at Changi Airport up 6.2% to 43.5m in the first nine months

Whilst cargo shipments hit 5-year high in 1Q.

Singapore Changi Airport handled 4.58m passenger movements in September 2016, a 3.7% year-on-year increase. Aircraft movements also grew by 3.0% at 29,330 landings and takeoffs, while cargo shipments rose 7.8% to reach 167,100 tonnes compared to the same period last year.

In the first nine months of 2016, 43.5m passengers travelled through the airport, 6.2% more than the same period a year ago, while aircraft movements increased, by 4.2% to 268,190.

All of Changi’s top 10 country markets achieved positive growth year-to-date, with Indonesia (+6.4%), Malaysia (+8.9%) and China (+15.3%) taking the top three spots.

Jakarta continued to be Changi Airport’s busiest route for the same period, followed closely by Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur.

Cargo shipments totalled 1.44m tonnes during the first three quarters of 2016, 5.5% higher compared to the same period last year. This was the fastest pace of growth in the past five years.