Singapore Airlines’ Passenger Load Factor Declined In May

Singapore Airlines’ systemwide passenger carriage decreased 4.2 percent in May, with a 2.6 percent reduction in capacity.

Consequently, passenger load factor (PLF) fell 1.3 percentage points to 73.6 percent. PLF improved for East Asia due to stronger demand, while PLF improved for South West Pacific primarily attributed to capacity consolidation.

In contrast, PLF on Americas and Europe routes declined due to weaker demand. As for the other airlines in the group, SilkAir’s and Scoot’s PLF improved 2.2 and 3.7 percentage points respectively, while Tigerair saw a 1.8 percentage points decline. Overall cargo load factor was 1.3 percentage points lower as cargo traffic declined 1 percent against 1 percent growth in capacity.

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