Singapore Airlines recorded an increase in capacity (measured in available seat kilometres) of 0.3% year-on-year for August, while systemwide passenger carriage (measured in revenue passenger kilometres) grew 0.1%. As a result, passenger load factor (PLF) declined slightly by 0.2 of a percentage point to 78.1%. The number of passengers carried decreased by 2.2% over the same month last year to 1.4 million.

The year-on-year increase in capacity arose from the injection of additional frequencies to Americas (Newark and Houston), North Asia (Hong Kong, Beijing and Incheon), West Asia and Africa (Mumbai, Delhi, Dhaka, Male and Colombo) and the introduction of new services to Munich.

All regions except Europe and West Asia and Africa recorded improvements in PLFs over the same month last year. The earlier commencement of Ramadan this year partially contributed to the lower PLF for West Asia and Africa.

Overall cargo traffic (measured in freight tonne kilometres) improved by 9.0% while cargo capacity increased by 7.9%. Consequently, cargo load factor (CLF) improved by 0.6 of a percentage point. The improvement in CLFs across most route regions was mainly attributable to the continued recovery in demand.