Why Singapore Airlines’ Capacity Growth Comes at a Cost
Skift Take
As one of Asia’s largest, and traditionally most profitable carriers, what happens at Singapore Airlines matters.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has reported a big rise in passenger traffic. On Monday, the carrier said customer numbers were up 13.9% in June compared to the same month last year.
Include SIA’s low-cost subsidiary Scoot, and the combined group carried almost 3.2 million passengers last month.
The company said demand for air travel “remained robust across all route regions,” boosted by school holidays in Singapore and the broader summer travel peak.
The SIA Group added two new routes in June; a five-times weekly service to London Gatwick and a thrice-weekly link to the Malaysian city of Sibu. The
