Changi Reports February 2014 Traffic; Bangkok Down 29%

Passenger traffic at Singapore Changi Airport totalled 4.11 million passengers in February 2014, 0.2% less than a year ago.

In terms of flight movements, aircraft landings and takeoffs rose by 3.2% to 26,800. Total cargo volume dipped 2.6% to 127,700 tonnes year-on-year.

The Lunar New Year holidays this year started in late January, ten days earlier than in 2013. On a combined basis for January and February 2014, Changi Airport registered 8.71 million passengers, an increase of 3.1% compared to the first two months of 2013. During the same two-month period, airfreight handled rose by 0.8% to 279,100 tonnes.

In February 2014, passenger traffic to Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia grew, offset by a decline in traffic to the Americas as the cessation of non-stop flights to New York and Los Angeles continued to make an impact. Among Changi Airport’s top destinations, travel to Kuala Lumpur and Denpasar-Bali registered double-digit traffic growth for the month. Bangkok traffic fell by 29%.

As at 1 March 2014, more than 100 airlines operate at Changi Airport, connecting Singapore to 280 cities in some 60 countries and territories worldwide. With more than 6,800 weekly scheduled flights, an aircraft takes off or lands at Changi roughly once every 90 seconds.

New Stores @ Changi

Japanese casual wear retailer Uniqlo opened a store at Terminal 1, its first within the transit area of an airport, while global luxury lifestyle brand Michael Kors opened its first boutique in Terminal 3.

Famous for their freshly baked artisan bread, sandwiches and pastries, Panopolis opened its first outlet in the public areas of Changi Airport, located in the Departure Check-in Hall of Terminal 3.