The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group saw a slight moderation in passenger demand in January 2022, compared to the year-end travel demand in December 2021. The Singapore government suspended new ticket sales for Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) flights between 22 December 2021 and 20 January 2022 due to the emergence of the Omicron variant. Ticket sales have continued on VTL services for travel from 21 January 2022 onwards, but they remain subject to a 50 percent reduction in arrival quotas.
Group passenger capacity (measured in available seat-kilometres) grew 2.8 percent month-on-month, reaching 46 percent of pre-COVID-19 levels. Passenger traffic (revenue-passenger…