SIA, Scoot carried record number of passengers in December
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SIA carried 2.4 million passengers in December, up 9.6 per cent from a year ago, while Scoot’s passengers stood at 1.1 million, up 2.3 per cent.
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Mia Pei
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SINGAPORE – National carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its low-cost arm Scoot carried a total of 3.6 million passengers in December 2024, a monthly record for the SIA group.
This was up 7.1 per cent from 2023, based on the group’s monthly operation update, released after the market closed on Jan 15.
In particular, SIA carried 2.4 million passengers in December 2024, up 9.6 per cent from 2.2 million in the year-ago period. Scoot’s passengers stood at 1.1 million, up 2.3 per cent.
For the whole of 2024, the group ferried 39 million passengers, 12.7 per cent more than the 34.6 million in 2023.
The two carriers’ passenger traffic, which measures the demand for an airline’s service and is derived by multiplying the number of paying passengers by the distance they travelled, was up 6 per cent in December 2024 on the year.
Passenger capacity, measured by multiplying the number of seats available on a flight by the distance flown, grew 7.1 per cent in December 2024 on the year.
In the last month of 2024, cargo loads by the group rose 13.6 per cent year on year, outpacing the 11.3 per cent expansion in cargo capacity, the group noted.
SIA explained: “In addition to the traditional year-end demand, the higher loads were driven by a boost in perishables traffic, with China lifting its ban on Australian live rock lobster imports, and strong demand ahead of the Chinese New Year period.”
At the end of December 2024, the group’s passenger network covered 129 destinations in 36 countries and territories. SIA served 80 destinations, and Scoot served 72.
The cargo network comprised 133 destinations in 37 countries and territories.
Shares of SIA closed unchanged at $6.27 on Jan 15, before the announcement. THE BUSINESS TIMES
