Singapore passenger traffic soars as borders lift

Singapore passenger traffic is soaring as borders lift according to the country’s Civil Aviation Authority with passenger traffic in Singapore now at 31 percent of pre-pandemic levels.

There were 400,000 passengers for the week ending Apr 17, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said on Monday 18, in a press release. The increase in air passenger traffic was broad-based with traffic volume increased for all major markets, with particularly strong growth for traffic to and from Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand the CAAS said.

Direct traffic increased for both international and local travelers, with Singapore citizens and permanent residents making up 32 percent of total direct traffic.

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