Changi Airport's March passenger traffic slams records

Passenger movements hit 4.61m.

Singapore Changi Airport achieved its highest passenger traffic ever for the month of March when it registered 4.61 million passenger movements in March 2013, an increase of 7.7% over the same month last year. 

Holiday makers travelling over the Good Friday long weekend and the weekend prior contributed to the traffic growth. In tandem, aircraft movements grew by 5.3% to 28,400 flights.

In the first quarter of 2013, Changi Airport handled 13.05 million passenger movements, representing an increase of 6.2% over the same period last year. Traffic to and from Northeast Asia, Southwest Pacific and South Asia continued to underpin growth during this period. Aircraft movements for the quarter saw a 3.9% increase year-on-year to 82,600 flights.

Airfreight movements posted a 2.2% decline for the three months, with 434,000 tonnes of cargo handled. For the month of March 2013, a total of 167,200 tonnes of cargo were handled at Changi Airport, a growth of 2.5% compared to March 2012.

For the Northern Summer 2013 season (31 March to 26 October), strong growth in travel demand within Asia will see capacity on several sectors being boosted including Bangkok, Phuket, Penang, Danang, Yangon and Coimbatore, with the addition of up to seven weekly services on some routes. As well, direct flights to Myanmar's second largest city, Mandalay, have recently commenced.