April 15 (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines Ltd SIAL.SI :
* SIA GROUP'S PASSENGER CAPACITY FOR MARCH CONTRACTED BY
56.3%
* SILKAIR'S PASSENGER CARRIAGE DROPPED 92.9% YEAR-ON-YEAR IN
MARCH
* SIA GROUP'S OVERALL PASSENGER CARRIAGE FOR MARCH WAS LOWER
BY
90.2%
* GROUP PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR OF 12.8% IN MARCH, A DECLINE
OF 44.6
PERCENTAGE POINTS YOY
* SCOOT'S PASSENGER CARRIAGE FELL BY 95.9% YOY IN MARCH
* SIA CARGO REGISTERED MARCH CARGO LOAD FACTOR OF 92.3%
* AT END OF MARCH, GROUP CAPACITY REACHED 23% OF PRE-COVID
LEVELS,
LOWER THAN EARLIER EXPECTATION OF AROUND 25%
* PASSENGER CAPACITY IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 27% OF
PRE-COVID
LEVELS BY JUNE 2021
* SINGAPORE AIRLINES WILL RE-INSTATE SERVICES TO DENPASAR
FROM MAY
* PROGRESSIVE TRANSFER OF NARROW-BODY ROUTES FROM SILKAIR TO
SINGAPORE AIRLINES IS ON TRACK
* SCOOT WILL RE-INTRODUCE SERVICES TO MACAU IN APRIL, AND
CEBU,
CLARK, KUALA LUMPUR AND KOTA KINABALU IN MAY
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