In May 2026, the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group’s passenger traffic rose 4.9% year-on-year, while passenger capacity increased by 5.3%. The Group’s passenger load factor (PLF) came in at 86.0%, 0.4 percentage points lower than a year ago. SIA and Scoot posted monthly PLFs of 84.6% and 91.2% respectively. The two airlines carried a combined total of 3.6 million passengers, 5.2% higher year-on-year.

Cargo loads rose 3.2% year-on-year, outpacing the capacity expansion of 1.5%. As a result, the cargo load factor increased by 0.9 percentage points to 58.1%.

While capacity constraints through Middle East hubs persisted, they eased compared to previous months. Consequently, the SIA Group continued to benefit from spillover passenger traffic and cargo loads, albeit to a lesser extent.

During the month, Scoot launched passenger services to Belitung in Indonesia.

As of 31 May 2026, the Group’s passenger network¹ covered 135 destinations in 35 countries and territories. SIA served 77 destinations, while Scoot served 83 destinations. The cargo network¹ comprised 138 destinations in 36 countries and territories.

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

The operating results for May 2026 are given in the table 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)