Traffic on LCCs grew 27% compared to a year ago. About one in four passengers who passed through Changi was carried on an LCC. Traffic on full service carriers grew 8%, registering 2.9 million passenger movements.

The growth in passenger traffic was in line with an 11.6% increase in aircraft movements to 24,000 flights. During the month, Air Macau and Hong Kong Airlines started operations at Changi Airport with twice-weekly passenger services to Macau and daily services to Hong Kong respectively. In addition, China Eastern Airlines introduced twice-weekly services to Nanning, the capital of Guangxi in southern China, a new city link on Changi’s network.

On the cargo front, airfreight handled at Changi Airport continued to grow for the 16th consecutive month, rising 4% year-on-year to 147,000 tonnes in January 2011.

Changi Airport served a record of more than 42 million passengers in 2010, 13% more than in 2009. Passenger traffic at Changi grew by at a compounded annual growth rate of 3.9% from 2000 to 2010.

Changi Airport serves some 100 airlines operating 5,400 weekly scheduled flights, connecting Singapore to more than 200 cities in 60 countries and territories.