Air Travel at Singapore Changi Airport will fully recover by 2024
Singapore’s Changi Airport is set to see passenger traffic return to pre-pandemic levels by 2024 or potentially even earlier, according to Singapore's Transport Minister S. Iswaran.
In 2019, Changi Airport saw 68.3 million passengers and 382,000 commercial flights. However, in 2020, due to the pandemic, the passenger traffic dropped sharply to only 0.5% of the total in 2019. Nevertheless, weekly flights from Singapore to China have more than doubled since January, from 38 to nearly 100 as of today. This is just 25% of the weekly flights to China in 2019, but both Chinese and Singaporean airlines will continue to add more services in the coming months.
ph: Singapore Changi Airport
In addition to passenger traffic, Singapore’s aviation workforce is also expected to fully recover by 2023, marking a return to 90% of pre-pandemic levels. Furthermore, construction of the new Terminal 5 is expected to begin in 2025. Authorities are working with consultants to modernize the terminal's design to make it more flexible and energy-efficient. Once operational in the mid-2030s, Terminal 5 will be capable of serving 50 million passengers per year – more than Terminals 1 and 3 combined. The East Changi air complex, which includes Terminal 5, new support facilities, and industrial zones, is anticipated to cost tens of billions of Singaporean dollars.
Singapore's Transport Minister S. Iswaran said, "Despite the ongoing challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, we remain confident in the future of Changi Airport as a key airhub in the region. We continue to invest in our infrastructure and capabilities, so that we emerge stronger and better positioned to capture the opportunities when the situation improves.”
Overall, the news of a return to pre-pandemic levels at Changi Airport by 2024 is certainly welcome news for travelers and the aviation industry. The current improvements in passenger traffic and flights, along with the upcoming Terminal 5 project, demonstrate Singapore’s commitment to remaining one of the world’s leading air hubs.
Air Travel at Singapore Changi Airport will fully recover by 2024
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