SIA hits record 90.3% load factor as ME conflict reroutes Europe traffic

Combined passenger carriage increased 14.9% YoY to 3.8 million passengers.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group’s passenger traffic rose 14.7% year on- ear in March, outpacing the passenger capacity increase of 7.2%, according to a press release.

The group’s passenger load factor (PLF) was 90.6%, with SIA and Scoot posting monthly PLFs of 90.3%, a new monthly PLF record, and 91.7%, respectively.

SIA said the growth was driven by the increase in demand ahead of the Easter holiday, as well as the spillover Europe-bound traffic as capacity in the Middle East air hubs was affected by the ongoing conflict.

Moreover, combined passenger carriage increased 14.9% YoY to 3.8 million passengers, bringing the total for the financial year 2025 to 42.4 million.

On the cargo front, cargo loads rose 2.4% YoY, despite a capacity decrease of 1.3%, partly supported by spillover volumes. Cargo load factor increased 2.1 percentage points to 59.0%.

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