August 2026 Operating Statistics

In August 2026, the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group recorded a 1.5% year-on-year increase in passenger traffic on healthy demand, while passenger capacity grew by 3.5%. The growth in both passenger traffic and capacity was mainly in East Asia, Europe, and the South West Pacific.

The Group’s passenger load factor (PLF) stood at 86.4%, with SIA and Scoot posting monthly PLFs of 84.7% and 92.2% respectively. Passenger load factors saw a year-on-year decrease in East Asia, Europe, and South West Pacific route regions as passenger growth tracked behind capacity increases. The two airlines carried a combined total of 3.7 million passengers, 3.6% higher than a year ago.

Cargo loads rose 2.8% year-on-year, while capacity declined 0.7% due to aircraft maintenance activity. As a result, the cargo load factor increased by 2.0 percentage points to 57.2%. Cargo demand remained strong across the board, with some softening of e-commerce flow to Europe following the EU’s introduction of a small-parcel duty and the removal of the de minimis exemption from 1 July 2026.

As of 31 August 2026, the Group’s passenger network¹ covered 136 destinations in 35 countries and territories. SIA served 78 destinations, while Scoot served 84 destinations. The cargo network¹ comprised 139 destinations in 36 countries and territories.

Note 1: Number of destinations, and countries and territories include Singapore

The operating results for August 2026 are given in the tables below.

GLOSSARY

Available seat-km = Number of available seats x distance flown (in km)
Revenue passenger-km = Number of passengers carried x distance flown (in km) 
Passenger load factor = Revenue passenger-km expressed as a percentage of available seat-km
Gross capacity = Cargo capacity production (in tonnes) x distance flown (in km)
Cargo load = Cargo and mail load carried (in tonnes) x distance flown (in km)
Cargo load factor = Cargo and mail load (in tonne-km) expressed as a percentage of gross capacity (in tonne-km)