SINGAPORE Changi Airport is projected to handle more than 50 million passengers in 2012, setting a new milestone in just two years after crossing the 40 million mark in 2010.
The number of passengers departing from, arriving at and transiting through Changi Airport rose 10.7 per cent in 2011 and increased by another 10.1 per cent in the first 11 months of 2012.
In November 2012 alone, 4.4 million passenger movements were registered, a 12.2 per cent year-on-year increase. From January to November 2012, Changi Airport handled 46.3 million passengers, a figure already close to the 46.5 million passenger movements achieved for the whole of 2011.
Indonesia remains Changi Airport’s top country market in terms of passenger traffic, accounting for 13.4 per cent of total traffic handled at Changi from January to November 2012. During this period some 6.2 million passenger movements to and from Indonesia were registered, representing a 8.6 per cent year-on-year growth.
Robust double-digit growth in travel between North-east Asia and South Asia contributed to the increase in passenger traffic since the start of the year. Traditionally strong markets such as South-east Asia, South-west Pacific and Europe also continued to grow healthily, accentuating Changi’s status as a major air hub in the Asia-Pacific region.
As at December 1, 2012, Changi Airport serves 109 airlines operating some 6,400 weekly scheduled flights to and from more than 230 cities in 60 countries and territories worldwide.
