Singapore Changi Airport experienced a 3.1% increase in passenger movements in Q3 2025, handling 17.3 million passengers from July to September. Aircraft movements totalled 91,600, maintaining levels from the previous year. The airport’s top markets included China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, and India, with China and Vietnam showing the strongest growth at 9.7% and 11.3%, respectively.
Changi Airport also reported a 3.7% year-on-year increase in airfreight throughput, reaching 531,000 tonnes. Notably, imports grew by 10% compared to 2024. The top air cargo markets were China, the United States, Australia, Hong Kong, and India. Lim Ching Kiat, Executive Vice President for Air Hub and Cargo Development, stated, “Changi Airport continues to build on the positive momentum in travel demand this quarter, particularly on Asia routes.”
The airport expanded its network with new services, including Pelita Air’s daily flights to Jakarta and Hainan Airlines’ four-times-weekly service to Haikou and Changchun. Loong Air introduced flights to Zhangjiajie, and Batik Air Malaysia will add new routes to Ipoh, Penang, and Subang in December. Scoot announced new routes to four Indonesian cities, including Semarang and Palembang.
On the cargo side, JD Airlines began thrice-weekly Shenzhen freighter services, enhancing options for shippers between Southeast Asia and China. As of 1 October, Changi Airport hosts about 100 airlines operating 7,000 weekly flights, connecting Singapore to over 160 cities worldwide.
