SingaporeChangiAirport had a 2.2 percent decline in airfreight movements for the first quarter of 2013 compared to a year ago. In the first quarter, 434,000 tonnes of cargo were handled. In March, a total of 167,200 tonnes of cargo were handled at ChangiAirport, an increase of 2.5 percent compared to March 2012. For summer 2013, growth in travel demand within Asia will see capacity on several sectors being boosted, including Bangkok, with the addition of up to seven weekly services on some routes. Direct flights to Myanmar’s second largest city, Mandalay, have recently begun. Aircargo World |