SINGAPORE (March 29): Singapore Changi Airport handled 4.67 million passenger movements in February 2017, an increase of 1.5% from a year ago.

Aircraft movements dipped 1.7% to 28,030 landings and takeoffs, while cargo shipments rose 7.9% to reach 146, 870 tonnes, compared to the same period last year.

Passenger traffic for the month remained stable compared to a year ago, which saw travel boosted by the Lunar New Year holidays in February 2016.

Among Changi’s top 10 country markets, India posted the strongest growth of 14% increase – with traffic to Bengaluru, Mumbai and New Delhi contributing to the growth. Traffic growth to Indonesia and Vietnam was also steady for the month, up 4% in both cases.

As at March 1, more than 100 airlines operate at Changi Airport, connecting Singapore to some 380 cities in about 90 countries and territories worldwide.  With more than 7,000 weekly scheduled flights, an aircraft takes off or lands at Changi roughly once every 90 seconds.

In February, Changi Airport welcomed its first new airline for the year, US-Bangla Airlines, to Singapore on March 10. It operates 4 times weekly services to Dhaka, Bangladesh.

On March 5, IndiGo Airlines doubled its number of services to Chennai, India to 14 times weekly.

Meanwhile, in the transit areas, a two-in-one concept store – LeNu Chef Wai’s Noodle Bar / Canton Paradise Noodle & Congee has opened in Terminal 3. It offers Taiwanese beef noodles, nourishing soups and Cantonese fare.

In Terminal 2, Crave – The Original Adam Road Nasi Lemak by Selera Rasa serves up their famed Nasi Lemak and Teh Tarik. Also in the same terminal, Asia Favourites, which sells food souvenirs such as pineapple cakes and durian cookies, has commenced operations.