Changi Airport sees slight 2% cargo growth Singapore Changi Airport handled 154,400 tonnes of cargo in September, an increase of 2.2 per cent year-on-year, while the first nine months of 2011 saw airfreight volumes reach 1.38 million tonnes, representing a growth of 2.5 per cent over the corresponding period last year. Aircraft movements grew 16.4 per cent to 25,500 movements during the month of September while the first nine months saw a 13.8 rise with Changi Airport handling 221,900 … [Read more...] about Changi Airport sees slight 2% cargo growth
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Changi Airport sees ongoing growth
Cargo movements at Singapore Changi Airport in May totalled 153,098 tonnes, an increase of 14.7 per cent on the same month last year. For the Jan-May period, airfreight movements were up 17.3 per cent to 728,794 tonnes. Aircraft movements rose 12.4 per cent, taking the number for May to 22,151 and the total for the five months to 106,177, up 9.6 per cent. The airport saw 3.39 million passenger movements during the month, a 21.6 per cent increase year-on-year. Separately, the Changi Airport Group … [Read more...] about Changi Airport sees ongoing growth
Transmile starts Singapore-East Malaysia service
Changi Airport Group (CAG) has won a new cargo customer with the start of Malaysian-based Transmile Air's six weekly scheduled cargo flights from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur via Kuching and Labuan in East Malaysia. Transmile Air said its new cargo route will facilitate trade flows between Singapore and East Malaysia, helping major shippers tap global export markets via Changi’s extensive air cargo network. K-Mile Air, an associate carrier of Transmile, commenced operations at Changi … [Read more...] about Transmile starts Singapore-East Malaysia service
Year-end jump in cargo volumes at Changi
Like many airports around the world, Singapore's Changi Airport registered a strong rebound in both cargo and passenger volumes in the last quarter of 2009. December saw a 15.7 per cent rise in cargo throughput to 149,700 tonnes in December compared to a year earlier when the cargo industry was in the early stage of its sharp decline. Cargo volumes for the full year 2009 were down 12 per cent to 1.63 tonnes compared to 2008 with month-by-month volumes seeing a steady improvement from January's … [Read more...] about Year-end jump in cargo volumes at Changi
Changi Airport gets new perishables centre
Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited (SATS) has announced plans to launch Coolport @ Changi, Singapore’s first on-airport perishables handling centre, in the first quarter of 2010. To be built at a cost of S$12 million (US$8.23 million), Coolport @ Changi will handle terminal and transit perishables cargo within the Free Trade Zone and will have multi-tiered zones, with diff erent temperatures ranging from -28°C to 18°C, to handle a wide range of commodities such as … [Read more...] about Changi Airport gets new perishables centre
Changi Airport gets new perishables centre
Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited (SATS) has announced plans to launch Coolport @ Changi, Singapore’s first on-airport perishables handling centre, in the first quarter of 2010. To be built at a cost of S$12 million (US$8.23 million), Coolport @ Changi will handle terminal and transit perishables cargo within the Free Trade Zone and will have multi-tiered zones, with different temperatures ranging from -28°C to 18°C, to handle a wide range of commodities such as … [Read more...] about Changi Airport gets new perishables centre