SIA Group passenger carriage plunges 99.3% in June as COVID-19 continues to impact demand

The SIA Group recorded a 99.3% year-on-year decline in passenger carriage in June, according to its operating results published Wednesday. Overall results improved marginally from May despite travel demand continuing to be severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as flights slowly began resuming last month. As border controls and travel restrictions remained in place around the world, overall passenger capacity was cut by 95.1% and the passenger load factor fell to 12.2%, said the group. This was an improvement over May's overall passenger capacity of 96.2% and passenger load factor of 8.6%. SIA's capacity was 94% lower compared to last year's, with only a "skeletal network" of flights in operation, connecting Singapore to 24 metro cities. This was an increase from a capacity of 95.6% and 14 cities in May, as transfers via Changi resumed. The passenger carriage of SIA's regional arm SilkAir decreased by 99.7% against a 97.5% cut in capacity in June, compared to May's 99.8% decrease against a 99.6% cut in capacity. <br/>