Monday, 23 January 2012

CHANGI AIRPORT SETS NEW RECORD FOR PASSENGER TRAFFIC IN 2011




Changi Airport registered strong performance last month to set new records for passenger traffic and aircraft movements in 2011. The airport handled a total of 46.5 million passengers and 302,000 aircraft movements last year, an increase of 10.7 per cent and 14.5 per cent, respectively, compared to 2010, reported Changi Airport Group (CAG) yesterday.
Airfreight movements also recovered to 2008 levels with 1.87 million tonnes of cargo handled.

Low-cost carriers carried close to 26 per cent more passengers and accounted for nearly 30 per cent of all flights at Changi last year, while passenger movements on full service airlines grew 6 per cent. December was the airport's busiest month, with 4.53 million passenger movements.
As of Jan 1, Changi handles over 6,300 scheduled flights a week, a 16.7-per-cent increase from a year ago. Channel NewsAsia
CAG chief executive Lee Seow Hiang described 2011 as an "eventful" year but he noted this year's outlook "remains hazy".


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