Dealing with Singapore Changi Airport 512 thousand tons of air cargo traffic in the period from July to September 2024, exceeding the same period last year by 13.5 percent. Growth was observed in all merchandise flows – exports, imports and freight operations, contributed by the significant improvement in merchandise flows between Singapore and China, as well as the United States. During this period, Changi’s five largest air freight markets were Australia, China, Hong Kong, India and the United States.
6.8 million passenger movements were recoded in that time, recording a year-on-year increase of 10.0 percent. This represents 97.4 percent of passenger movements recorded in the third quarter of 2019. Total aircraft movements, including landings and take-offs, reached 92,100 during the quarter, an increase of 7.5 percent year-on-year.
Among the regions, North Asia remained the leader in the quarter, recording 27.0 per cent growth and nearly 50 per cent growth in year-to-date passenger traffic compared to 2023. Changi Airport’s top five markets in Q3 2024 is China, Indonesia, Malaysia and the United Kingdom. Australia and Thailand.
Passenger traffic between China and Singapore continued to achieve strong growth, registering a 50 percent year-on-year increase during the quarter, positioning China as the largest source market for Changi. Hong Kong and Japan also recorded significant growth, with traffic during the quarter exceeding 2023 levels by more than 20 percent.
Among the ten major cities in Changi, Shanghai saw the strongest growth for the second consecutive quarter, with year-to-date traffic more than doubling compared to last year. Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, London, Melbourne and Tokyo were the other top 10 cities to record double-digit year-on-year growth during the quarter.
Lim Cheng Kiat, Changi Airport Group’s executive vice president for airport development and cargo, said: “North Asia continued to achieve the highest performance during the quarter, building on the strong momentum we saw over the past year. Markets such as China, Hong Kong and Japan showed good growth in outbound travel.” Domestic This year, we have partnered closely with Chinese airlines to expand connectivity by adding four new routes to Jieyang Chaoshan, Linyi, Quanzhou and Taiyuan, and more flights to major cities such as Shanghai and Beijing. And Chongqing, with the upcoming travel season at the end of the year, we hope to welcome more travelers to Changi Airport.
