Changi Airport Group honoured top airline partners at the eighth edition of the annual Changi Airline Awards held on 7 May 2013. 34 awards were presented to the airline industry for contributing to the development of Changi Airport as a vibrant and world-class air hub for the past year. The airport saw steady passenger traffic growth in the first quarter this year with a total of 13.05 million passengers passing through its gates from January to March 2013. This is an increase of 6.2% over the same period last year. Airfreight movements dipped 2.2% over the same period with 434,000 tonnes of cargo handled.
Changi Airport is the world’s seventh busiest airport for international passenger traffic and serves more than 100 airlines operating over 6,500 weekly scheduled flights to more than 250 cities in some 60 countries and territories.
Partner of the Year
FedEx Express was chosen for its strong partnership with Changi Airport Group to grow and strengthen Changi Airport’s air hub status as well as to enhance Changi’s express cargo handling capability and capacity.
FedEx delivers to more than 220 countries and territories with 34 weekly flights in and out of Singapore to nine destinations.
Top 10 Airlines by Passenger Carriage
(In order of merit, based on passenger carriage in 2012)
1. Singapore Airlines
2. Tiger Airways Singapore
3. SilkAir
4. Jetstar Asia
5. AirAsia Berhad
6. Qantas Airways
7. Cathay Pacific Airways
8. PT Lion Mentari Airlines
9. Emirates
10. Thai Airways International
Top 10 Airlines by Cargo Carriage
(In order of merit, based on cargo carriage in 2012)
1. Singapore Airlines Cargo
2. FedEx Express
3. Cathay Pacific Airways
4. EVA Airways
5. Qantas Airways
6. China Airlines
7. Air Hong Kong
8. Korean Air
9. Asiana Airlines
10. Thai Airways International’
Top Airline by Growth in Passenger Carriage – By Region
(Based on the airline’s home region, by absolute passenger growth in 2012)
| Region | Airline |
| Americas | Delta Airlines |
| Europe | British Airways |
| Middle East | Emirates |
| Northeast Asia | Cathay Pacific Airways |
| Singapore | Singapore Airlines |
| Southeast Asia | AirAsia Berhad |
| South Asia | Jet Airways |
| Southwest Pacific | Jetstar Airways |
Top 5 Airlines by Growth in Cargo Carriage
(In order of merit by absolute cargo growth in 2012)
1. Tiger Airways Singapore
2. United Parcel Services
3. Cardig Air
4. Lufthansa Cargo AG
5. Qatar Airways
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