Changi Airport Singapore

Changi Airport welcomes inaugural Zhengzhou-Singapore flight

SINGAPORE, 27 March 2011 – Changi Airport Group (CAG) and the Henan Civil Aviation Development and Construction Committee (HCADCC) today marked a significant milestone in their cooperation as the inaugural flight connecting Zhengzhou to Singapore arrived at Changi Airport Terminal 1 this afternoon.

The inaugural flight from Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province, follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding by CAG and HCADCC in November 2010 to develop air connectivity between Singapore and cities in Henan.

Xiamen Airlines will operate the daily Zhengzhou-Xiamen-Singapore flight on a 169- seater B738 aircraft in a two-class configuration. The details are as follows:

Xiamen Airlines already has two daily services to Singapore – from Tianjin (via Xiamen) and Hangzhou (via Fuzhou). The addition of Zhengzhou to Changi’s network brings to six the number of new city links to China established since January 2010, following Guilin, Shantou, Hefei, Qingdao and Nanning.

Passenger traffic between Singapore and China has shown promising signs of growth. In 2010, some 3.38 million passengers travelled between the two countries, an increase of 16% over 2009. In particular, traffic between Singapore and secondary cities in China¹ grew 22% over the same period. With the addition of Xiamen Airlines’ flights to Zhengzhou, some 430 weekly scheduled flights will connect Changi Airport to 26 Chinese cities, reinforcing Singapore’s position as the most connected Southeast Asian city to China.

Changi Airport Group’s Chief Executive Officer, Lee Seow Hiang said, “We congratulate Xiamen Airlines on its inaugural flight from Zhengzhou to Singapore. This would not have been possible without the strong support of The People’s Government of Henan Province, Xiamen Airlines and Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport. We look forward to deepening our partnership with the Henan Civil Aviation Development and Construction Committee to promote sustainable traffic growth between Singapore and Henan.”

Apart from having one of the fastest growing economies among China's six Central Provinces (Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jianxi and Shanxi), Henan is home to attractions such as the Shaolin Temple and the Yellow River. "With the connection to Zhengzhou, Singaporeans will now have the opportunity to visit the Henan region, which is rich in cultural and tourism attractions," added Mr Lee.

Besides establishing direct flights between Singapore and Henan, CAG and HCADCC will work together to support airlines and promote air routes. Both parties will also support their respective tourism authorities in promoting bilateral tourism flows and strengthening tourism links through joint marketing efforts.

¹ Excluding Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai

新加坡，2011年3月27日 – 首班郑州至新加坡航班今天下午抵达樟宜机场1号航站楼，这是樟宜机场集团和河南省民航发展建设委员会相互合作的一个重要里程碑。

2010年11月樟宜机场集团和河南省民航发展建设委员会办公室签署谅解备忘录后，河南省会郑州开始启动飞往新加坡的航班，以发展新加坡与河南各城市间的航空联系。

厦门航空公司将开通郑州－厦门－新加坡航线，此架飞机拥有169个座位、两级客舱配置的波音738型飞机。有关详情如下：

厦航至今已开通两条飞往新加坡的航线，出发城市为天津（经停厦门）和杭州（经停福州）。郑州与樟宜的航空联线使郑州成为2010年1月以来继桂林、汕头、合肥、青岛、南宁后第六个与新加坡通航的中国城市。

新加坡和中国之间的客运量已呈现良好的增长趋势。2010年，两国之间的乘客人数约338万人次，比2009年增长16％。新加坡和中国二级城市之间的客运量更是同期增长22％。厦航航班此次郑州通航后，每周约有430个定期航班连接樟宜机场与26个中国城市，巩固了新加坡作为东南亚各地与中国通航度最高的国家。

樟宜机场集团行政总裁李绍贤说："我们祝贺厦门航空公司郑州至新加坡的首航成功。这归功于河南省人民政府、厦门航空公司和郑州新郑国际机场政府的大力支持。我们期待能够加强与河南省民航发展建设委员会的合作，以促进新加坡与河南省之间可持续交通的发展。"

除了在新加坡与河南之间建立直航通道外，樟宜机场集团和河南省民航发展建设委员会将共同努力支持各航空公司，大力推广各航线。双方还将支持各自的旅游机构，促进双边旅游客流，通过联合营销方式加强旅游联系。

Download the news release