AIRLINES are reinstating flights which they had cut in the past year and adding more capacity as the aviation industry's turnaround strengthens.

The number of weekly flights at Changi Airport hit a record 4,830 this week - 8 per cent more than a year ago - and is expected to increase even further with carriers planning more services in the last two months of the year, a Changi Airport Group spokesman told The Straits Times.

Airlines driving the growth include Singapore Airlines' (SIA's) regional arm SilkAir, as well as low-cost carriers Jetstar Asia, Tiger Airways and AirAsia, which focus on destinations within a five-hour radius.

karam@sph.com.sg

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