Changi posts nearly 10% growth in Q2 air cargo volumes

Dhaka: Singapore's Changi Airport recorded a nearly 10% year-on-year rise in second-quarter airfreight volumes, driven largely by AI-related semiconductor and electronics shipments.

The airport handled 567,000 tonnes of airfreight throughput during the quarter, marking a 9.8% increase compared to the same period last year.

Changi attributed the strong performance to growth across all cargo flows, fuelled by robust AI-related semiconductor and electronics shipments.

The airport's top five air cargo markets for the quarter were China, Hong Kong, Australia, India, and the US.

For the full year 2025, Changi's air cargo demand rose 4.5% year on year to 2.1 million tonnes, supported by growth across exports, imports, and transhipments.

The airport is now working to expand its cargo capacity to 5.4 million tonnes, partly through the development of its Changi East Industrial Zone (CEIZ) for airfreight, air express, and Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) activities.

The CEIZ is expected to become operational from the mid-2030s and will support the growth of cargo volumes currently handled at the Changi Airfreight Centre, part of the existing Changi West development.

Following the opening of the CEIZ, the Changi Airfreight Centre will also undergo remodelling to accommodate future demand.