Changi Airport crosses 1 billion passenger milestone
More than one billion passengers passed through Changi Airport since 1981 when it first opened, said the airport in a media statement on Monday (29 April).
The milestone was reached in April and the airport is on track to handle 60 million passengers in 2017, it added. Last year, about 58.7 million passengers passed through Changi Airport, making it the sixth busiest airport in the world for international traffic.
In April, there were 5.17 million passenger movements in April, a 7.8 per cent year-on-year increase, said the airport. Passenger traffic in April was boosted by growth across all regions except the Middle East. Nine out of Changi’s top 20 country markets registered double-digit growth, including India (16 per cent), Indonesia (16 per cent) and Malaysia (11 per cent).
About 120 airlines operate at the Singapore air hub, linking Singapore to more than 380 cities globally.
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