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Passenger movement in Changi Airport up by 7.5% in September

Passenger traffic from South Asia gave the biggest boost to the figure.

Passenger movements in Changi Airport increased by 7.5% YoY to 4.93 million in September.

According to a press release, there was a 9.8% increase in airfreight throughput to 183,560 tonnes, whilst aircraft movements rose 4.0% to 30,490 landings and takeoffs.

Passenger traffic for September was boosted by growth across all regions, with traffic to and from South Asia rising 13%, the sixth month of consecutive double-digit growth.

All of Changi’s top five country markets – Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand – registered growth of at least 5%.

China, Germany, India and the United States were among countries that registered double digit growth. Among Changi’s top 10 routes, Melbourne and Bangkok were the fastest growing, both rising 11%.

As at 1 October 2017, more than 100 airlines operating 7,000 weekly scheduled flights at Changi Airport, connecting Singapore to some 380 cities in about 90 countries and territories worldwide.
 

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