{
  "id": 15557126,
  "title": "Changi Airport handles 17.4 million passengers in Q3, up 0.4% year on year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/changi-airport-handles-17-4-million-passengers-in-q3-up-0-4-year-on",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-19T04:02:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Singapore",
    "slug": "the-business-times-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/changi-airport-handles-17-4-million-passengers-q3-0-4-year-year"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Air cargo volume rises 8%, driven by demand for AI-related semiconductor and electronics shipments",
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        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Changi Airport handles 17.4 million passengers in Q3, up 0.4% year on year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/changi-airport-handles-17-4-million-passengers-in-q3-up-0-4-year-on-15557633",
        "published": "2026-10-19T04:02:59.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}