Changi Airport passenger traffic hits record 12-month high despite sharp drop in Middle East travel

Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Jakarta, Tokyo and Hong Kong were the top five city links for the quarter, while Shanghai, Taipei and Tokyo registered the strongest growth among the 10 busiest routes.

For cargo, Changi Airport handled 517,000 tonnes of airfreight throughput in the first quarter of the year, 7.6 per cent higher than the same period last year.

China, the US, Australia, Hong Kong and India were Changi’s top five air cargo markets for the quarter.

“Amid global trade uncertainties, Changi recorded growth for both exports and imports compared with Q1 2025,” said CAG.

Changi Airport recorded 69.98 million passenger movements in 2025, an improvement of 3.4 per cent compared with 2024.

Aircraft movements in 2025 also rose 2.2 per cent year-on-year to 374,000 movements, while airfreight throughput totalled 2.08 million tonnes, exceeding the previous year by 4.5 per cent.