SINGAPORE,
27 JANUARY 2016
–
Singapore Changi Airport capped a resilient performance in 2015 with new
benchmarks for passenger traffic and aircraft movements, handling a record 55.4
million passengers and 346,330 landings and take-offs during the year.
This
represented an increase of 2.5% and 1.4% respectively. On the cargo
front, airfreight movements remained stable at 1.85 million tonnes for the
year.
In
December 2015, Changi Airport registered a total of 5.29 million passenger
movements (+3.9% on-year), the highest ever traffic the airport has achieved in
a month since it opened in 1981. Changi Airport’s daily record was also
broken on the Saturday before Christmas (19 December 2015), with more than
192,000 passengers passing through during the 24 hours. The monthly
breakdown for passenger, airfreight and aircraft movements at Changi Airport in
2015
Traffic was positive for most of Changi Airport’s top 10 country
markets with Thailand (+12.5%), Vietnam (+7.2%) and China (+7.0%) registering
the strongest growth. This was offset by a softer showing for Indonesia
(-7.3%) and Hong Kong (-1.2%). While the broader trend for air travel was
positive, traffic to Singapore was impacted by the strength of the Singapore
Dollar against some regional currencies.
In terms
of Changi Airport’s busiest routes, Jakarta continued to top the list with 3.79
million passenger movements last year, followed by Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Hong
Kong and Manila
Bangkok was Changi’s second fastest growing route among destinations with at
least half a million passengers handled in 2015. Colombo, Guangzhou,
Mumbai and Tokyo rounded up the top five.
Cultivating
new airlines and destinations
During the year, seven new carriers commenced operations at Changi
Airport. The return of Air New Zealand boosted capacity on the
Singapore-Auckland route while the addition of Batik Air, Thai Lion Air and
Myanmar National Airlines strengthened Changi’s connectivity within Southeast
Asia. Three other airlines (My Indo Airlines, Polar Air Cargo and
AirBridgeCargo) enhanced Changi’s cargo network.
Changi Airport added nine new destinations in 2015, highlighted by
four new Chinese city links (Changchun, Quanzhou, Sanya and Yinchuan),
strengthening the airport’s position as the most connected airport in Southeast
Asia to China, with a total of 32 city links to the country. Besides the
Chinese cities, Changi also saw new services to Cairns in Australia, Lucknow in
India, Luang Prabang in Laos, Pattaya (U-Tapao) in Thailand and Cincinnati in
the United States, a new freighter link.
Shaping
the best possible travel experience
Changi Airport received its 500th Best Airport award in November
2015 and this milestone rounded up another year of excellence during which
Changi clinched a total of 28 ‘Best Airport’ awards, including the World’s Best
Airport accolade at the 2015 Skytrax World Airport Awards, an honour Changi
achieved for the third year in a row and the sixth time in its history.
skytrax
Changi Airport Group CEO Mr Lee Seow Hiang, said, “2015 was a year
of two halves for Changi Airport. Following 2014, which saw a number of
airline incidents in the region and depressed yields for many regional
carriers, we had a relatively weak first six months with flat growth for the
period. Nevertheless, we pressed on to actively woo new airlines and seek
growth opportunities with existing ones, and our efforts have yielded some
positive outcomes. We have seen both full-service and low-cost carriers
add capacity in recent months and this has resulted in stronger passenger
growth of about 5% for the second half of the year.
“Going forward, economic uncertainty in many markets, made worse
by lacklustre business and consumer confidence, may dampen travel demand in the
near term. However, low fuel prices should support airlines’
profitability. The outlook for Changi is also bolstered by positive
developments such as the addition of new city links and airlines in the coming
months. These include Singapore Airlines’ new services to Dusseldorf,
Canberra and Wellington in the second half of this year, as well as the arrival
of Fiji Airways’ new direct service from Nadi in April.
“Closer to our hub, Asia continues to present exciting growth
opportunities, with untapped tourism potential in many parts of the continent,
and growing affluence in the emerging economies driving air travel. Here,
Changi Airport is well placed to capture future growth with our expanding
network, including many secondary cities, to key markets like China, India and
Indonesia. We will continue to work closely with our airline partners to
establish new connections to develop the Singapore air hub and better serve our
passengers.”
source:http://www.travelandbeyond.org/2016/01/28/changi-airport-2015/
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