Changi offers incentives to boost long-haul and transit traffic
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Singapore’s Changi Airport has unveiled a new series of measures designed to entice more airlines to use the hub as a long-haul destination and transit point.
Changi, which lost Qantas’ ‘Kangaroo Route’ services last year following the Australian carrier’s deal with Emirates, is now planning to lure more airlines to use Singapore as a transit point by offering a SG$10 (US$8) incentive for every incremental departing transit passenger handled. This 18-month scheme will launch on 1 October 2014.
In addition, Changi is aiming to boost long-haul traffic by offering a 50% rebate on landing fees for all long-haul passenger flights. This scheme started on 1 September 2014 and will run until 31 March 2016.
“The new incentives are targeted at long-haul flights and transfer traffic, two important segments of our air traffic,” explained Lim Ching Kiat, senior vice president for market development at Changi Airport Group (CAG).
“Long-haul services are a key part of Changi Airport’s global connectivity. CAG recognises that airlines commit significant investment into their long-haul flights, hence CAG will be offering landing rebates on these flights to help share airlines’ costs.
“Transfer traffic is another important component of our air traffic which helps bolster Changi Airport’s position as a premier air hub in Asia. Therefore, we will be rolling out incentives to reward our airline partners for growing transfer traffic. This is on top of the extension of our popular Changi Transit Programme which offers attractive vouchers to passengers using Changi as their transfer point,” he added.
These moves add to the previously announced scheme offering rebates of 50% on aircraft parking fees and 15% on aerobridge fees between 1 July 2014 and 30 June 2015.
Passenger traffic at Changi Airport continues to climb, albeit at a slower rate than seen in recent years. In the first half of 2014, the Singapore hub handled 26.6 million passengers, up 1.4% year-on-year, while flight movements increased 2.9% to 171,680.
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