SINGAPORE. Passenger traffic at Singapore Changi Airport grew +1.9% on-year in October 2014, with 4.49 million passengers passing through the airport. Aircraft landings and takeoffs decreased by -3.7% to 28,380.
Passenger traffic to and from South Asia was particularly strong during the month, rising +14% on-year, with India traffic increasing +17%. Thailand traffic reversed its trend after 11 months of decline, inching up +1% for the month. Passenger movements between Singapore and China rose an encouraging +5%, while demand was also strong on services to and from Hong Kong (+7%) and Vietnam (+10%).
For the period of January to October 2014, 44.58 million passenger movements were registered at Changi Airport, +1.0% more than the corresponding period in 2013. Aircraft movements were stable at 283,650 for the same period.
As at 1 November 2014, more than 100 airlines operate at Changi Airport, connecting Singapore to over 300 cities in some 70 countries and territories worldwide. With more than 6,400 weekly scheduled flights, an aircraft is said to take off or land at Changi roughly once every 90 seconds.
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Commercial highlights and new airline services
Watson’s has opened a new store in the Terminal 3 Departure Transit Lounge, offering personal healthcare and beauty products.
Over in the public areas, Unity, one of the leading retail pharmacy chains in Singapore, offers a comprehensive range of pharmaceutical products at its first airport outlet, located in the Basement 2 level of Terminal 3.
After the completion of refurbishment works, local breakfast specialist Wang Café resumed operations in the transit areas of Terminal 2, its third outlet at Changi Airport.
Chinta Manis, renowned for its range of Nonya kuehs, desserts and local Peranakan delights, also reopened its outlet in the T2 Departure Transit Lounge.
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On the airline front, Jetstar Pacific and Malindo Air launched services recently in conjunction with the start of the 2014 Northern-Winter season.
Changi Airport boosted its connectivity to Vietnam with the launch of a new daily service to Ho Chi Minh City on 27 October by Jetstar Pacific. In addition, Vietnam Airlines started a twice-weekly service to Phu Quoc, a new city link for Changi, on 2 November.
Malindo Air, a joint venture between the National Aerospace and Defence Industries of Malaysia and Indonesia’s Lion Air, commenced operating three daily services to Kuala Lumpur on 3 November.
Frequencies of the following services have also been increased for the 2014 Northern-Winter season:
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