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Changi Airport sees 5.6% year-on-year rise in passenger traffic in Feb

SINGAPORE ― Changi Airport handled 4.93 million passengers in February alone ― a 5.6 per cent year-on-year increase, the airport operator has revealed.

Changi Airport handled a record 62.2 million passenger movements last year, 6 per cent higher than a year ago. TODAY file photo

Changi Airport handled a record 62.2 million passenger movements last year, 6 per cent higher than a year ago. TODAY file photo

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SINGAPORE ― Changi Airport handled 4.93 million passengers in February alone  a 5.6 per cent year-on-year increase, the airport operator has revealed.

According to an announcement by Changi Airport Group (CAG) on Tuesday (March 27), aircraft movements also rose by 6 per cent, with 29,700 landings and takeoffs.

This is compared with a year ago, flight cargo passing through the airport remained stable at 1.4 per cent to reach 148,930 tonnes.

Commenting on the increase in passenger traffic, CAG said the numbers were boosted by the Chinese New Year holidays, with “travel to and from the Southeast and Northeast Asia regions accounting for over half of the growth”.

The data from CAG further showed that the boost is attributed to the growth in markets such as China (a 13 per cent rise) and India (a 12 per cent rise). Both countries were named as Changi’s fastest-growing markets within its top-10 country markets.

As of Feb 1, more than 100 airlines operated at Changi Airport and it connects Singapore to some 400 cities in about 100 countries and territories.

With more than 7,200 weekly scheduled flights, an aircraft takes off or lands at Changi roughly once every 80 seconds, said CAG.

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