Singapore-India air passenger traffic up by 4.98 pc

Singapore-India air passenger traffic has increased by 4.98 per cent in the first 10 months of this year, a Changi Airport senior executive said today.

"Traffic for India sector continued to grow in the first 10 months in 2016, and the year-on-year growth for January-October is 4.98 per cent," said Lim Ching Kiat, Managing Director, Air Hub Development at Singapore's Changi Airport.

In 2015, the airport recorded 3.44 million passenger movements on the Singapore-India sector which is served by 220 of one-way weekly flights.

Commenting on the traffic, Lim said, "We have seen a lot of good progress in recent months, both from Singapore and India-based airlines".
 

"India is a very important market for Changi Airport, one of our top seven markets. We are linked to 15 cities," said Lim at a ceremony starting Air India Express' service to Kolkata and Dhaka from Singapore.

The Air India Express runs four flights a week on the Singapore-Kolkata-Dhaka route.