Singapore: Changi Airport passenger traffic up in July

Changi Airport handled more passengers in July compared to the year before, with traffic boosted by growth from all regions. The airport registered 5.42m passenger movements last month, a 4.5% increase compared to July last year, Changi Airport Group said Monday. It was also higher than the 5.21m passengers that passed through Singapore in June. Changi said that, among its top 20 country markets, the fastest-growing are the US and Germany, followed by India and the United Arab Emirates. Of its top 10 markets, India is the only one that has achieved double-digit growth for the seventh consecutive month, Changi added. Traffic from India grew by 16% in July. Germany, UAE and United States also achieved double-digit growth in July, it said. Aircraft movements rose 3.6% to 31,910 landings and takeoffs compared to the same period last year, while airfreight throughput grew 11.2% to reach 179,550 tonnes. <br/>