Singapore Changi Airport's February cargo tonnage increased 7.9 per cent year on year to 146, 870 tonnes while passenger volume was up 1.5 per cent to 4.67 million passenger movements, according to Shipping Gazette.

But aircraft movements dipped 1.7 per cent to 28,030 landings and takeoffs.

Passenger traffic for the month remained stable compared to a year ago, which saw travel boosted by the Lunar New Year holidays in February 2016.

Among Changi's top 10 country markets, India posted the strongest growth of 14 per cent increase with traffic to Bengaluru, Mumbai and New Delhi contributing to the growth. Traffic growth to Indonesia and Vietnam was also steady for the month, up four per cent in both cases.

As March 1, more than 100 airlines operated at Changi Airport, connecting Singapore to some 380 cities in about 90 countries and territories worldwide. With more than 7,000 weekly scheduled flights, an aircraft takes off or lands at Changi roughly once every 90 seconds.

New Services included its first new airline to Singapore on March 10, which will operate four weekly flights from Dhaka.

On March 5, IndiGo Airlines doubled its number of flights to Chennai to 14 a week.

Changi Airport is the world's sixth busiest airport for international traffic. It served a record 58.7 million passengers from around the globe in 2016. With more than 100 airlines connecting 380 cities worldwide, Changi Airport handles about 7,000 flights a week.