Singapore Changi Airport reports that 4.28m passengers used the airport in May 2013, a growth of 4.7% compared to the same period in 2012.

By contrast and between January and May 2013, 21.6m passengers used Changi, up 4.8% on the corresponding period in 2012. Aircraft movements grew in tandem, increasing by 4.3% to 138,600. Airfreight shipments dipped 2.4% to 727,100 tonnes for the same period.

The Changi Airport Group (CAG) said that the growth in May passenger traffic was supported by a healthy increase in air travel between Singapore and Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia and South Asia. Among Changi’s top 10 country markets, passenger movements between Singapore and Japan, Malaysia and Thailand registered double-digit increases. Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand ranked among Changi’s top five markets in May 2013.

As of 1 June 2013, more than 100 airlines operate at Changi Airport, connecting Singapore to 250 cities in some 60 countries and territories worldwide. Last year Changi handled 51.2m passengers, up from 46.5m in 2011 and from 42m in 2010.