Over 1.45m passengers flew on SIA and Scoot in April, up 62.7% from March

More than 1.45m passengers flew on Singapore Airlines and Scoot planes in total in April - a 62.7% increase from March, and more than 10 times the number of passengers the two airlines carried over the same period last year. This comes on the back of a major easing of border restrictions in Singapore and around the world, which also led to passenger volumes at Changi Airport doubling and reaching close to 40% of pre-Covid-19 levels as at end-April. About 1.93m passengers passed through Changi last month, according to statistics published on Changi Airport Group’s website on Tuesday. In March, 1.14m passengers passed through the airport - the first time the 1m mark was crossed since borders were shut due to Covid-19 in March 2020. Releasing its latest operating results on Tuesday (May 17), SIA Group - which operates the national carrier SIA and budget carrier Scoot - said demand for air travel increased significantly after Singapore reopened its borders fully to travellers vaccinated against Covid-19 on April 1, and removed requirements for pre-departure testing on April 26. Many key markets also relaxed their border measures further, SIA Group added, which led to the company posting its highest passenger load factor since the pandemic started more than two years ago.<br/>