Singapore's Changi Airport Passenger Traffic Up 2 Per Cent In May

By Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah SINGAPORE, June 24 (Bernama) -- Singapore's Changi Airport handled 4.37 million passenger movements in May 2014, a growth of 2.0 per cent compared to the same period in 2013. In its Air Traffic Statistics, Changi Airport Group (CAG) said flight movements increased by 1.7 per cent to 28,930. During the month, it said 157,500 tonnes of airfreight were processed at Changi, a 3.5 per cent increase year-on-year. The growth in passenger traffic was supported by an increase in air travel between Singapore and Northeast Asia, South Asia and Southwest Pacific, offset by weaker performance on some Southeast Asian routes. Among Changi Airport's top 10 country markets, Hong Kong and Vietnam registered double-digit increases. Travel to and from Thailand continued to be impacted by the political situation, decreasing by 17 per cent, with Bangkok and Phuket traffic dropping by 24 per cent and 7.0 per cent respectively. From January to May 2014, 21.95 million passenger movements were recorded at Changi, 1.8 per cent more than the corresponding period in 2013. Aircraft landings and take-offs grew by 3.6 per cent to 143,550 while cargo shipments increased by 0.8 per cent to 755,400 tonnes for the same period. As at June 1, 2014, more than 100 airlines operate at Changi Airport, connecting Singapore to 290 cities in some 75 countries and territories worldwide. --BERNAMA