Changi Airport reaches 40 million passengers in new annual record
Singapore Changi Airport set a new annual record in passenger traffic, handling more than 40 million passenger movements in 2010. Changi Airport's previous traffic record was set in 2008 when it handled 37.7 million passengers. Passenger numbers slipped 1.3% to 37.2 million in 2009 due to the global economic crisis, when the airport ranked as the 21st busiest airport in the world, according to ACI.
- Singapore Changi Airport set a new annual record in passenger traffic, handling over 40 million passenger movements in 2010.
- Commercial aircraft movements are also expected to exceed 2009 levels in 2010, setting a new annual record.
- Freight traffic remains depressed compared to peak levels in 2006, but there has been some improvement in 2010.
- Changi Airport is now the sixth largest airport in the Asia Pacific region, behind Beijing, Tokyo Haneda, Hong Kong, Dubai, and Bangkok.
- For the 11 months to November 2010, Changi Airport handled 38 million passengers, already surpassing the record of 37.7 million registered in 2008.
- Passenger growth at Changi Airport in 2010 has been driven by traffic to/from Southeast and Northeast Asia, with Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Hong Kong, and Shanghai experiencing double-digit growth.
Singapore Changi Airport traffic: 2004 to 2010 (11 months to Nov-2010)
Source: Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation and Changi Airport
NB 2010 data based on 11 months to Nov-2010 data
Commercial aircraft movements are also expected to exceed 2090 levels in 2010, to set a new annual record.
Singapore Changi Airport commercial aircraft movements: 2004 to 2010 (11 months to Nov-2010)
Source: Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation and Changi Airport
NB 2010 data based on 11 months to Nov-2010 data
Freight traffic, however, remains depressed from the peak levels established in 2006, although there was some improvement this year from 2009.
Singapore Changi freight traffic: 2004 to 2010 (11 months to Nov-2010)
Source: Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation and Changi Airport
NB 2010 data based on 11 months to Nov-2010 data
Sixth largest Asia Pacific airport; room for continued growth
Crossing the 40 million mark places Changi in the "next higher league of airports globally", according to the airport, reinforcing its position as a major air hub. Only 18 other airports reached the 40 million passenger milestone target in 2009, with the airport ranking as the sixth largest airport in the growing and high-potential Asia Pacific region behind Beijing, Tokyo Haneda, Hong Kong, Dubai and Bangkok. There is room for continued growth at the airport, which has capacity for more than 70 million passengers p/a.
World's largest airports by passenger traffic: 2009
Source: ACI
38 million pax in 11 months to Nov-2010
For the 11 months to Nov-2010, Changi Airport handled 38.0 million passengers, a 13.8% year-on-year increase. This 11-month figure is already higher than the record of 37.7 million registered for the whole of 2008.
Singapore Changi traffic: Nov-2010 and 11 months to Nov-2010
|
Nov-2010 |
% change |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Passenger movements (mill) |
3.6 |
+7.7% |
|
Freight movements (tonnes) |
153,180 |
+0.4% |
|
Aircraft movements |
22,372 |
+8.3% |
|
11 months to Nov-2010 |
% change |
|
|
Passenger movements (mill) |
38.0 |
+13.8% |
|
Freight movements (tonnes) |
1,657,978 |
+11.7% |
|
Aircraft movements |
239,754 |
+9.7% |
For Nov-2010 alone, 3.6 million passenger movements were registered, a year-on-year increase of 7.7%.
Singapore Changi Airport passenger numbers and passenger numbers growth:
Nov-2009 to Nov-2010
Source: Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation & Company report
Singapore Changi Airport passenger numbers growth, cargo volume growth
and aircraft movements growth: Nov-2009 to Nov-2010
Source: Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation & Company report
Passenger growth driven by traffic from southeast/northeast Asia
Passenger growth at Changi Airport this year has been driven by traffic to/from Southeast and Northeast Asia. Among cities with more than half a million passenger movements, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Manila in Southeast Asia, and Hong Kong and Shanghai in Northeast Asia registered double-digit growth. The passenger traffic growth was aligned with an increase in the number of flights to these destinations. For example, Manila and Hong Kong have each seen a double-digit percentage increase in the number of weekly flights since the beginning of 2009.
Based on data for the 10 months ended Oct-2010, Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand remain the five largest country markets by passenger traffic for Changi Airport.
Top 10 Country Markets for Changi Airport2
2 Based on passenger movements to and from these countries/ territories
3 Based on data for first 10 months of 2010
4 Replaces the United Kingdom in the Top 10
Growth at both network carriers and LCCs; driven by LCCs
In 2010, both network and LCCs have seen growth in passengers carried at Changi. For the first 11 months of 2010, FSCs saw a turnaround in demand to register an 8.8% increase, while LCCs continued their robust growth, carrying 35.3% more passengers. For the period, LCCs held a 22.3% share of passenger traffic at Changi and accounted for 26.2% of total aircraft movements at the airport.
As at 01-Dec-2010, Changi Airport served 98 airlines operating around 5,200 weekly scheduled services to/from more than 200 cities in 60 countries and territories.