Business & Operations Review (Part 2) - Changi Airport Group

Changi Airport’s strong performance in FY10/11 was broadbased
across almost all regions and was underpinned by
robust traffic growth to and from Northeast and Southeast
Asia. Passenger traffic to these two regions increased
by more than 15% during the year, buoyed by the rapid
expansion of low-cost carriers (LCCs). Passenger traffic
on LCCs grew 26.6% and accounted for 23% of Changi’s
passenger movements and 27% of flights at Changi.
Full-service carriers (FSCs) also contributed to the growth of
passenger traffic at Changi Airport. For FY10/11, passenger
movements on FSCs grew 7.4% and accounted for 77% of
total passenger traffic for the period.
On the connectivity front, Changi’s network expanded during
the year to include new city links such as Guilin, Hefei and
Zhengzhou in China, Pekanbaru and Pontianak in Indonesia,
Redang and Tioman in Malaysia and Sao Paulo in Brazil.
In particular, Singapore Airlines’ commencement of thriceweekly
services from Singapore to Sao Paulo via Barcelona
in March 2011 connected Changi to the South American
continent for the first time. Changi Airport also welcomed five
new passenger carriers, namely Air Macau, Airphil Express,
Berjaya Air, Hainan Airlines and Hong Kong Airlines.