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Changi honours partners
By Doug Newhouse, 27 May 2009
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has honoured the top contributors to Singapore Changi Airport's passenger and air freight traffic in 2008 at its fourth annual Changi Airline Awards.
The ceremony, held at Changi Airport Terminal 3's Crowne Plaza Hotel, was attended by the Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, Raymond Lim.
Minister Lim said, "The international aviation industry is currently badly affected by the economic downturn and the Influenza A (H1N1-2009) outbreak. Thus, it is crucial that Changi Airport forge even closer partnerships with the airline community, so that we can weather this storm together. Tonight's event shows Changi Airport's on-going commitment to deepen its already strong ties with airline partners."
More than 30 awards were presented, including 'Top 10 Airlines by Passenger Carriage'; 'Top 10 Airlines by Cargo Carriage'; 'Top 5 Airlines by Growth in Passenger Carriage' and 'Top 5 Airlines by Growth in Cargo Carriage'.
Based on 2008 traffic figures, the winners in the 'Top 10 Airlines by Passenger Carriage' category remain unchanged from the previous year's awards, while the 'Top 10 Airlines by Cargo Carriage' category saw one new entry this year - Nippon Cargo Airlines.
This is also the first time that Nippon Cargo Airlines has won at the Changi Airlines Awards. On the other hand, eight out of the ten winners in the growth categories were new entries. For the 'Top 5 Airlines by Growth in Passenger Carriage' category, Air India Express, Cebu Pacific Air, Jetstar Airways and Lion Air were the new entries. New entries for 'Top 5 Airlines by Growth in Cargo Carriage' were Air India Express, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Cebu Pacific Air and Lion Air.
CAAS also presented a Special Appreciation Award, each to the Board of Airline Representatives in Singapore and the Airline Operators Committee Singapore, in recognition of their contributions to the airline community and close partnership with Changi Airport.
Speaking at the ceremony, Minister Lim paid tribute to Changi's airline partners for having helped Changi Airport with several major accomplishments in 2008. In particular, he acknowledged the significant role which low-cost carriers have played in Changi's growth, where they contributed 12.3% to Changi's total passenger throughput, or close to 20% in terms of the number of weekly flights, in 2008. This is in contrast to their contribution to Changi's total passenger throughput of 1.7% and 6% in terms of the number of weekly flights in 2004. The low-cost carriers have also enhanced Changi's connectivity by serving unique city links to Bandung (Indonesia), Haikou (China) and Tiruchirapalli (India).
c Minister Lim also urged airlines at Changi to forge stronger partnerships with one another. The top airlines using Changi Airport in terms of the number of passengers they carried in 2008 (but in alphabetical order) were: Cathay Pacific Airways; Emirates; Garuda Indonesia; Jetstar Asia Airways; Malaysia Airlines; Qantas Airways; SilkAir; Singapore Airlines; Thai Airways; and Tiger Airways.
By Doug Newhouse, 27 May 2009
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has honoured the top contributors to Singapore Changi Airport's passenger and air freight traffic in 2008 at its fourth annual Changi Airline Awards.
The ceremony, held at Changi Airport Terminal 3's Crowne Plaza Hotel, was attended by the Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, Raymond Lim.
Minister Lim said, "The international aviation industry is currently badly affected by the economic downturn and the Influenza A (H1N1-2009) outbreak. Thus, it is crucial that Changi Airport forge even closer partnerships with the airline community, so that we can weather this storm together. Tonight's event shows Changi Airport's on-going commitment to deepen its already strong ties with airline partners."
More than 30 awards were presented, including 'Top 10 Airlines by Passenger Carriage'; 'Top 10 Airlines by Cargo Carriage'; 'Top 5 Airlines by Growth in Passenger Carriage' and 'Top 5 Airlines by Growth in Cargo Carriage'.
Based on 2008 traffic figures, the winners in the 'Top 10 Airlines by Passenger Carriage' category remain unchanged from the previous year's awards, while the 'Top 10 Airlines by Cargo Carriage' category saw one new entry this year - Nippon Cargo Airlines.
This is also the first time that Nippon Cargo Airlines has won at the Changi Airlines Awards. On the other hand, eight out of the ten winners in the growth categories were new entries. For the 'Top 5 Airlines by Growth in Passenger Carriage' category, Air India Express, Cebu Pacific Air, Jetstar Airways and Lion Air were the new entries. New entries for 'Top 5 Airlines by Growth in Cargo Carriage' were Air India Express, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Cebu Pacific Air and Lion Air.
CAAS also presented a Special Appreciation Award, each to the Board of Airline Representatives in Singapore and the Airline Operators Committee Singapore, in recognition of their contributions to the airline community and close partnership with Changi Airport.
Speaking at the ceremony, Minister Lim paid tribute to Changi's airline partners for having helped Changi Airport with several major accomplishments in 2008. In particular, he acknowledged the significant role which low-cost carriers have played in Changi's growth, where they contributed 12.3% to Changi's total passenger throughput, or close to 20% in terms of the number of weekly flights, in 2008. This is in contrast to their contribution to Changi's total passenger throughput of 1.7% and 6% in terms of the number of weekly flights in 2004. The low-cost carriers have also enhanced Changi's connectivity by serving unique city links to Bandung (Indonesia), Haikou (China) and Tiruchirapalli (India).
c Minister Lim also urged airlines at Changi to forge stronger partnerships with one another. The top airlines using Changi Airport in terms of the number of passengers they carried in 2008 (but in alphabetical order) were: Cathay Pacific Airways; Emirates; Garuda Indonesia; Jetstar Asia Airways; Malaysia Airlines; Qantas Airways; SilkAir; Singapore Airlines; Thai Airways; and Tiger Airways.
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