Changi airports forecast 80% pre-pandemic levels by 2022 end

Singapore Changi Airport handled 3.42 million passenger movements in September 2022, reaching 62.6% of its pre-Covid traffic in September 2019. Aircraft movements, which include landings and takeoffs, totaled 20,400, 65.6% of September 2019 levels. Airfreight throughput registered 154,000 tonnes for the month, a year-on-year decline of 10%. For the third quarter of the year, Changi Airport clocked 10 million passenger movements, representing 58.1% of pre-Covid levels. Aircraft movements were 61,100 for the same period, reaching 63.7% of pre-Covid levels. The top five traffic markets for the quarter were Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, and Thailand. Changi’s largest source market, Southeast Asia