Changi Airport handles 17.4 million passengers in Q3, up 0.4% year on year
Air cargo volume rises 8%, driven by demand for AI-related semiconductor and electronics shipments
Changi Airport reported handling 17.4 million passenger movements in Q3 2022, marking a slight 0.4% increase compared to the previous year. Vietnam experienced the most significant growth among its passenger markets, with a 20.5% year-on-year increase. China and China's neighboring countries, Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia, and India, were the top five passenger markets for the quarter.
Among the top 10 markets, Vietnam saw a notable 20.5% growth, while China grew by 10.4%. The airport's busiest routes included Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Denpasar in Bali, Bangkok, and Shanghai. Five new passenger airlines joined the Changi Airport network during the quarter: Oman Air, Sun PhuQuoc Airways, AirBorneo, and 9 Air. The airport also handled 574,000 tonnes of airfreight throughput, a 8% increase year-on-year, driven by strong demand for artificial intelligence-related semiconductor and electronics shipments.
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