Singapore Changi Airport handled 2. 93 million passenger movements in June 2022, reaching 50. 3% of its pre-COVID-19 traffic in June 2019. Aircraft movements, adding landings and takeoffs, totaled 18,400 (58. 6% as of June 2019), while air shipment throughput recorded 163,000 tons for the month, up 1. 4% year-on-year.
Quarterly, the airport recorded total passenger traffic of 7. 33 million from April to June 2022, 43. 6% of pre-COVID-19 grades and 14 times compared to the same time last year. % of pre-Covid degrees (96. 8% year-on-year). Passenger traffic to and from the Americas rebounded strongly to pre-pandemic grades of 7. 13%, supported by the addition of flights to Canada from December 2021. Europe, Oceania and South Asia also saw a strong recovery in the quarter, with passenger movements crossing 60% of the degrees recorded in the April-June 2019 quarter.
In the first quarter of the year, air shipment movements totaled 469,000 tons, a slight low of 1. 4% year-on-year. Supply chain disruptions as a result of COVID-19 lockdowns in China and geopolitical tensions have affected air shipment traffic, especially the months of April and May. The five most sensitive air shipping markets for the quarter were China, Hong Kong, Australia, the United States of America and Japan.
Mr Lim Ching Kiat, general manager of Changi Airport Group for Air Hub Development, said: “We are encouraged by the stable construction in passenger traffic as it is a sign that we are returning to the expansion trajectory towards pre-pandemic levels. “The reopening of Terminal 4 and the partial opening of Terminal 2 will give us the ability of our partner airlines’ efforts to restart facilities and launch new routes, which are imperative for us to capture the post-pandemic call for air. travel.
As of July 1, 2022, 85 airlines operated more than 4400 weekly scheduled flights at Changi Airport, connecting Singapore with some 130 cities in 46 countries and territories around the world.