Singapore Airlines Group’s RPKs Down 99.6% in April 2020

In April 2020, SIA Group’s airlines recorded a 99.6% year-on-year decline in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs), as travel demand continued to be severely impacted by the COVID19 pandemic.

Overall passenger capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs), was down 96.3%, whilst the passenger load factor (PLF) fell to 9.1%.

SIA’s capacity was 95.5% lower compared to last year’s, with only a skeletal network in operation connecting Singapore to 14 cities. Passenger carriage declined 99.5%, resulting in a PLF of 9.3%.

SilkAir's passenger carriage decreased by 99.8% against a 99.6% cut in capacity. PLF declined to 34.1%. During the month, SilkAir ceased operations across the network except for flights to Chongqing.

Scoot’s passenger carriage declined 99.9% against a contraction in capacity of 98.0%, which led to a PLF of 5.9%. During the month, Scoot temporarily ceased operations to Southeast Asia, West Asia and Europe, while maintaining flights to Hong Kong and Perth.

Cargo load factor (CLF) was 17.5 percentage points higher as the capacity contraction of 64.7% outpaced the 54.1% decline in cargo traffic, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs). Capacity contraction would have been much greater, save for the deployment of passenger aircraft on cargo-only flights. All regions registered improvements in CLF.

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