Singapore's Changi Airport records nearly 4 million travellers passing through in May

Singapore's Changi Airport's seen nearly four million passengers pass through in May this year - that's an increase of 8.4 percent compared to a year ago. 

In a statement, the Changi Airport Group says flight movements at Changi also went up by 8 per cent, corresponding with the growth in passenger movements. 

Asia continued to be a key growth driver for Changi Airport with double-digit increases registered for traffic to and from Northeast Asia, South Asia and the Middle East during the month. 

On the cargo front, Changi Airport registered 152,900 tonnes of cargo last month, down 2.8 per cent year-on-year. 

For the first five months of this year, airfreight tonnage at Changi Airport dropped 1.3 per cent to 745,000 tonnes. 

Changi Airport welcomed the launch of new low-cost carrier Scoot on the 4th of this month. 

Singapore's Changi Airport serves 100 airlines operating more than 6,200 weekly flights connecting Singapore to 220 destinations in 60 countries.