To celebrate the strong and dynamic partnership between the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and its airlines partners, CAAS held the second ‘Changi Airline Awards’ to…
To celebrate the strong and dynamic partnership between the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and its airlines partners, CAAS held the second ‘Changi Airline Awards’ to recognise airlines’ contribution to Changi Airport’s growth and to honour, in particular, top performing airlines.
The ceremony was graced by Guest-of-Honour, Mr Raymond Lim, Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs. Twenty-one airlines received the Changi Airline Award under four different categories.
The winners for the first two categories were derived based on airlines’ total passenger and cargo traffic through Changi Airport in 2006. The awards for ‘Top 10 Airlines by Passenger Carriage’ went to Cathay Pacific Airways, Emirates, Garuda Indonesia, Jetstar Asia Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas Airways, SilkAir, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways and Tiger Airways (in alphabetical order).
Airlines also acknowledged for their strong growth in the category ‘Top 5 Airlines by Growth in Passenger Carriage’ were Air Seychelles, Jetstar Asia Airways, Qatar Airways, Tiger Airways.
Speaking at the awards ceremony, Minister Lim touched on the numerous initiatives that CAAS had undertaken to ensure that Changi Airport continues to remain competitive.
Minister Lim said “Today, many airlines are enjoying incentives for their traffic growth at Changi Airport under the $300-million Air Hub Development Fund 2. CAAS regularly reviews these incentives to ensure that they remain effective in strengthening Changi Airport’s attractiveness as a premier hub in the region. I am pleased to announce that some of these incentives have recently been enhanced. For example, airlines will enjoy more attractive incentives if they mount new scheduled services to unserved points or under-served points from Changi.”
CAAS also presented a Special Appreciation Award to the Board of Airline Representatives (BAR) and the Airline Operators Committee (AOC). The BAR is an industry association representing the commercial interests of airlines operating to and from Singapore, while the AOC represents airlines in operational matters at Changi Airport.
Working together with these organisations, airlines at Changi Airport have been able to cope with and quickly recover from the various challenges faced by the aviation industry in the recent years.
In 2006, Changi Airport handled a record 35 million passengers. As at 1 April 2007, Changi Airport serves 83 scheduled airlines which operate about 4,200 weekly scheduled flights to over 185 cities in 59 countries.
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