Airlines' flight plans show Singapore's Changi Airport volume should reach 80% of 2019 levels by year end

The recent reopening of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan is likely to further increase year-end flights. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Oct 3 (The Straits Times/ANN): The number of flights that airlines have filed to operate in Changi Airport by the year end has already exceeded more than 80 per cent of pre-Covid-19 levels - with China's opening strategy presenting a "major uncertainty" for Singapore's planners.

Transport Minister S. Iswaran said in Parliament on Monday that his ministry makes projections based on flight plans that airlines file with Changi Airport in advance, as well as the opening of source markets, particularly in the Asia-Pacific.