Singapore Changi Airport recorded 17.4 million passengers between July and September 2026, a rise of 0.4% compared with the same quarter a year earlier.

Aircraft movements, covering both landings and take-offs, reached 93,900 for the quarter, up 2.5% from the third quarter of 2025.

Europe, Northeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific continued to be the main engines of passenger traffic growth over the period.

The five largest markets were China, Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia and India. Within the top 10 markets, Vietnam posted the strongest year-on-year expansion at 20.5%, while China grew 10.4%.

Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Denpasar (Bali), Bangkok and Shanghai ranked as the five busiest routes in the quarter. Among the 10 busiest routes, Tokyo and Melbourne delivered the strongest growth, at 5.2% and 5.1% respectively.

During the quarter, Changi Airport moved 574,000 tonnes of freight, an 8% increase year-on-year.

According to the airport, the gain was supported by healthy demand across both export and import flows, particularly for AI-related semiconductor and electronics shipments.

China, the United States, Australia, Hong Kong and India were the airport's largest cargo markets in the quarter.

Lim Ching Kiat, Changi Airport Group's executive vice president for air hub and cargo development, said demand for air travel remained resilient in the third quarter, with growth led by Europe and Northeast Asia.

He added that while airlines continue to navigate elevated fuel costs and other operational pressures, the group remains focused on working with its partners to strengthen connectivity, grow promising routes and pursue new opportunities that enhance Changi's position as a leading global air hub.

Changi Airport welcomed four new passenger airlines during the quarter, including Oman Air, which began four weekly services to Muscat, and Sun PhuQuoc Airways, which launched daily services to Phu Quoc in Vietnam.

On the air cargo side, SF Airlines launched a new Shanghai-Singapore service in September, complementing its existing Shenzhen operations and strengthening connectivity for high-value technology shipments.

DHL Global Forwarding also announced plans to establish the DHL Singapore Coldchain Hub facility at Changi Airfreight Centre, reinforcing Changi's role as a regional gateway for the handling and distribution of time and temperature-sensitive shipments.