Singapore

Changi Airport saw a record high of 69.98 million passenger movements in 2025, +3.4$ YoY. Aircraft movements increased to 374,000, +2.2% YoY. The top passenger markets for Changi included China (+12.2% YoY), Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, India, Thailand, Japan, Philippines, Vietnam and Hong Kong, and Dec 2025 was the busiest month, with 6.3 million passenger movements. The top 10 busiest routes were Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Jakarta, Denpasar, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Shanghai, Manila, Seoul and Taipei. Vietnam grew 9.8% YoY and Japan 7% YoY

Singapore Airlines took the top spot for an airline and is 24th overall on Fortune magazine's most admired companies

Changi Airport has introduced 2 autonomous vehicles (AVs) as driverless tractors from 20 Jan to transport baggage between Terminals 1 and 4, following a trial held from Nov 2024 to Nov 2025, which had more than 5,000 test trips and a safety driver on board. The AV tractors have a capacity to tow up to 4 containers of baggage that weigh up to 25 tonnes in total, and will cover a 7km route between the oldest and newest terminals of the airport. The Terminal 4 baggage-handling system is not connected to the other 3 terminals. 6 more AVs will be deployed in T2 in 2026. Around 10 drivers have been certified to operate the AVs remotely, and more drivers will undergo upskill training in the future

6 airlines serving Changi Airport-China will increase their flights to Chinese cities by 600 over Chinese New Year, double the number of supplementary flights in 2025 over Chinese New Year

Singapore Airlines and Air India signed a cooperation framework agreement that could see them increasing routes and reducing overlap between the two airlines, subject to regulatory approval. One area could include the corporate travel programs of both airlines

The new HTX lab at Changi Airfreight Centre, called CBRNE@Changi, designed to improve pandemic preparedness, has doubled its testing capacity, reducing test times from 6 to 4 hours, and increased cargo sample testing capacity. The lab’s 3 zones were set up with the support of the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority and Changi Airport Group (CAG)

Scoot cancelled its 2 flights to and from Jeddah on 15 Jan, after Iran temporarily closed its airspace over concern on possible military action between the US and Iran. Both Singapore Airlines and Scoot do not fly over Iranian airspace

The Singapore Airlines Group (SIA) reported 1.9% growth in passenger traffic in Dec 2025, and passenger capacity growth of 2.6% YoY. Its passenger load factor was 87.9%, with Singapore Airlines at 87.6% an dScoot at 89.1%. Its combined passenger carriage was 3.8 million, +4.8% YoY, a new monthly record for the group. In 2025, its total passenger carriage was 41.6 million, higher than 2024’s 39.0 million. As of end Dec 2025, SIA serves 134 destinations

Singapore Airlines will operate Airbus A380 on its daily Singapore-Dubai route from 29 Mar, replacing the Boeing 777. A380 offers 471 seats compared to 264 seats on the B777 aircraft

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and OpenAI will work together to offer advanced artificial intelligence to improve SIA’s virtual assistant on its website and app, offering more personalised support. SIA also developed AI-powered tools for its staff to help them automate routine tasks, and access better data to make decisions on crew scheduling

Changi Airport Group (CAG) has confirmed the incident where some outbound passengers were held in the same holding area as a group of incoming passengers arrived on AirAsia Flight from Kuala Lumpur, causing confusion and delays. CAG spokesman said they identified the situation quickly, and addressed it according to the established security protocols. He added that, the passengers were held temporarily in separate areas to restore the proper flow

Changi Airport recorded 70 million passengers in 2025, surpassing pre-pandemic levels of 68.3 million passengers. In 2024, Changi Airport recorded 67.7 million passengers. The Acting Transport Minister said Singapore reconsidered the construction of Terminal 5 during the pandemic, but ultimately decided to move ahead. He added that global air traffic is expected to double by 2050

The T5 In The Making exhibition at Terminal 3, Changi Airport, showcases various technologies which will be implemented in Terminal 5. The exhibition will run from 6 Jan to Mar. Visitors to the exhibition can witness the upcoming technologies which will be employed in T5, such as autonomous wheelchairs, robotic arms for baggage handling, and smart systems to predict and plan around flight delays, as well as self-driving baggage vehicles. A smart system called Aircraft 360, which monitors flights undergoing refuelling, catering, and baggage unloading using AI and computer vision, is also being displayed

Scoot launched direct flights between Singapore and Chiang Rai from 1 Jan, the first international flight service since the pandemic to Chiang Rai. Scoot will offer 5 services per week

Founder of Endau Analytics, an aviation consultancy, said that despite geopolitical tensions between China and Japan, most markets in the Asia Pacific region will carry the momentum from Q4 2025 into 2026, notwithstanding worsening geopolitical tensions between China and Japan. The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) expects international passenger traffic to the region will expand in 2026 with long-term trends. A professor from the University of Sydney added that the growth of the middle classes in Southeast Asia, India, and China, along with an increase in low-cost carriers' capacity, will increase demand. BAA & Partners’ Founder expects passenger traffic in the Asia Pacific region to increase by 4%-6% or 150-200 million passengers, to about 3.8 billion passengers. American Express Global Business Travel Consulting predicts business class fares to increase while the economy class fares to remain the same. The company predicts that high demand in India will increase the fuel price by 4.5% in business class and 2.8% in premium economy. Due to high demand on the India-Singapore route, the business class fares could record an increase. They also expect, Singapore-US route business class fare to increase

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has been named as the 4th most punctual airline in the Asia Pacific region in 2025 with 78.58% of on-time performances, dropping from 3rd place in 2024

Changi Airport Group announced that major tunnelling works for three 1.7 km tunnels to allow passengers and baggage to travel between Terminal 2 and Terminal 5 at Changi Airport have been completed. 2 of the tunnels are for transferring passengers, and 1 is for baggage. The train can carry up to 96 passengers and their bags, in a 4-minute journey, while the baggage handling tunnel can handle up to 3,000 bags per hour