As a result, the combined passenger carriage was 9.1% y-o-y higher for the month at 3.5 million.
SIA group’s cargo loads rose 2.6% y-o-y, a rise that tracks lower than the 9.5% expansion in cargo capacity.
The group says that inventory stocking was less pronounced ahead of the holiday period leading to subdued cargo demand. As such, cargo load factor was 3.4 ppts lower at 51.1%.
During the month, Scoot launched passenger services to Padang in Indonesia and Shantou in China.
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As at end Jan, SIA group’s passenger network covered 131 destinations in 36 countries and territories. SIA served 80 destinations, while Scoot served 74 destinations. The cargo network comprised 135 destinations in 37 countries and territories.
Shares in SIA closed 4 cents higher or 0.627% up at $6.42 on Feb 17.
