{"id":87454,"date":"2017-02-01T07:57:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T12:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=87454"},"modified":"2017-02-01T07:57:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T12:57:00","slug":"singapores-changi-airport-handles-record-58-7-m-passengers-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/02\/01\/singapores-changi-airport-handles-record-58-7-m-passengers-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore’s Changi Airport handles record 58.7 M passengers in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Singapore's<\/a>
Singapore’s Changi Airport handles record 58.7 M passengers in 2016 (Photo by Chrisplaysmcpe (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>SINGAPORE\u2014Singapore’s Changi Airport recorded an all-time high of 58.7 million passenger movements in 2016, a 5.9 percent increase from the previous year, said Changi Airport Group in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n

Routes to Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia and Oceania contributed 90 percent of the growth in passenger traffic, said the airport.<\/p>\n

Among all, China posted highest growth of 15 percent and moved from fifth to become Changi Airport’s third largest country market for the year, after Indonesia and Malaysia.<\/p>\n

Visitor arrivals from Thailand and Vietnam also grew in 2016, up 6 percent and 8 percent respectively from 2015.<\/p>\n

In terms of airfreight throughput, growth was recorded across imports, exports and transshipments, said the statement.<\/p>\n

Total cargo posted a record at 1.97 million tonnes for 2016, a 6.3 percent rise from the year before.<\/p>\n

CEO of Changi Airport Group Lee Seow Hiang said 2016 was a record-breaking year for Changi Airport, with passenger traffic and cargo throughput both registering new peaks.<\/p>\n

“Despite a backdrop of economic and socio-political uncertainties, we maintain a positive outlook for the year ahead,” said Lee.<\/p>\n

Changi sees opportunities in emerging markets within Africa and eastern Europe. It will continue to grow its long-haul routes to western Europe, and strengthen connectivity within the region to secondary cities in southeast Asia, China and India, he added.<\/p>\n

Based on 2015 figure, Changi Airport is the world’s sixth busiest for international traffic. It is expected to open its fourth terminal in the second half of 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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