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SIA and Scoot carried total of 3 million passengers in July 2023
This is a 45 per cent increase from the same period last year for the SIA Group.
SINGAPORE — The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group – SIA and low-cost airlines Scoot – carried a combined three million passengers in July 2023, during the peak of the northern summer travel season.
That is a 45 per cent increase from the same period last year which saw 2.08 million passengers aboard SIA and Scoot flights, the country's flight carrier stated in its latest operating results released on Tuesday (15 August).
The airlines carried nearly 2.7 million passengers in April.
The group's passenger capacity also increased 28.1 per cent year-on-year, increasing from 10.6 million available seat-km to 13.6 million available seat-km. The group's passenger load factor (PLF) came in at 89.8 per cent, a 2.4 percentage points increase year-on-year.
SIA posted an 89.0 per cent PLF, while Scoot was at 92.7 per cent – the group said that this marked the eight consecutive month the airlines' load factor was above 90 per cent.
Meanwhile cargo operations saw declining numbers with 52.4 per cent load factor – 8.1 percentage points lower year-on-year.
"Cargo loads declined by 7.1 per cent year-on-year due to weaker demand, while capacity expanded by 7.3 per cent as increased passenger services resulted in higher bellyhold capacity," SIA Group said.
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SIA and Scoot's resumed flights
Scoot resumed flights to Jinan and Shenzhen in July, while services to Gold Coast were suspended as the airline adjusted its capacity in response to demand.
SIA had also announced that flights to Busan will be restarted from 29 August 2023 with four flights per week on the Boeing 737-8 aircraft.
At the end of July 2023, the group's passenger network covered 117 destinations in 36 countries and territories. SIA served 74 destinations, while Scoot served 66 destinations.
The cargo network comprised 123 destinations in 38 countries and territories.
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