Number of passengers flying SIA, Scoot doubles to almost 600,000 in December

Almost 600,000 passengers flew on Singapore Airlines and Scoot planes in December, in its strongest set of results since the Covid-19 pandemic rapidly worsened in early 2020. The number is almost double the figure in November, and seven times the figure in December 2020, according to data released on Monday. But experts said the rate of recovery is expected to slow down in the coming months owing to the Omicron variant and the reduced quota for a quarantine-free travel scheme. The SIA Group, which is made up of the full-service SIA and its budget arm, Scoot, said the significant increase in passenger demand in December came on the back of a continued expansion of its Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) flights and the year-end travel season. It noted that eight cities - including Bangkok - have joined the SIA Group's VTL network in December. As at end-December, the SIA Group's passenger network, including to non-VTL countries, covered 85 destinations.<br/>