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Changi Airport had a total international seat capacity of 41.5 million seats in 2024, up 15 per cent from 36.1 million in 2023. - ST FILE
Despite a growth in international seat capacity, Changi Airport was still 2 per cent short of the 42.5 million scheduled seats in 2019. It had also ranked fourth among the world’s busiest international airports in 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic struck. Following closely behind were London’s Heathrow Airport, which clinched second place with 48.4 million scheduled seats, and Seoul’s Incheon International Airport, which came in third with 41.6 million scheduled seats.
Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat said in Parliament on Jan 8 that overall passenger traffic was likely to almost reach pre-Covid-19 levels in 2024, and is expected to exceed pre-pandemic levels in 2025. This growth, noted Patel, was fuelled by rising outbound travel demand from South Korea to regional destinations such as Japan and South-East-Asia.
Incheon International Airport’s expansion is likely to allow South Korean carriers to increase their seat capacities and extend their market reach into regional destinations, he added.
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