SINGAPORE. Singapore Changi Airport handled 4.3 million passenger movements in September 2013, an increase of +6.9% over the same month last year.
In terms of flight movements, 28,400 landings and take-offs were recorded during the month, a growth of +7.2%.
For the month, traffic to and from South East Asia, North East Asia and the Middle East registered double-digit growth. Among Changi Airport’s top ten city links, travel to Denpasar (Bali) and Taipei saw the largest increases of more than +30%.
For the first three quarters of 2013, 39.7 million travellers passed through Changi Airport, representing an increase of +5.6% compared to the corresponding period in 2012. Aircraft movements increased in tandem, growing by +5.5% to 254,000.
As at 1 October 2013, more than 100 airlines operate at Changi Airport, connecting Singapore to 250 cities in some 60 countries and territories worldwide. With more than 6,700 weekly scheduled flights, an aircraft takes off or lands at Changi roughly once every 100 seconds.
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New outlet openings and services
Two new service outlets have commenced operations in the public areas of Changi Airport’s terminals. Smartphone rental service Handy Singapore has opened an outlet in each of the three terminals while Changi Recommends, which aims to offer exclusive deals for the best experiences in Singapore, has opened its second outlet at Terminal 1’s Arrival Hall.
United Airways will commence operations at Changi Airport on 4 November. The second Bangladeshi carrier to operate at Changi, United Airways will operate a thrice-weekly service between Dhaka and Singapore using a 167-seater MD-83 aircraft.
In addition, Tigerair is commencing new services to Lijiang (thrice fortnightly), Surabaya (six times weekly) and Yangon (daily) in the month of October.
Frequencies of the following services have also been increased for the Northern Winter 2013 season:
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