If you have to self connect your travel, then Singapore’s Changi Airport is the best place to be.
The airport, which has won countless accolades, topped the list as the most popular airport for travellers choosing to self connect in Asia, outranking Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport and Hong Kong International Airport.
This was revealed in a travel insight released by global travel search engine, Skyscanner, which defines self-connect passengers as those “who build their own itinerary, travelling on two separate tickets often with different carriers to save money or for stop over tourism”
The report went on to say: “While the development of budget airlines in Asia has been slower Singapore’s Changi Airport is fast becoming a popular self-connection point, something which will no doubt increase in years to come as discount carriers gain a stronger presence in the region.”
Changi Airport’s departure hall. (Image credit: ronniechua/iStock)
Skyscanner’s data shows that self connections are on the rise. The average percentage of users choosing to self connect, rather than take a flight route with a single carrier, has increased to 12.6%, up from 11.6% the previous year.
Hugh Aitken, commercial director at Skyscanner, said that the growth of low cost carriers has made today’s savvy travellers more aware of their options, and they choose to self connect their travel.
“For both airports and airlines, having a full picture of the searches and bookings passengers are making, including their preferences for connections, routes and pricing, is essential if they are to capitalise on the market.”
Skyscanner’s analysis is based on data collected from its 50 million monthly users searching for flights, and is accompanied with an infographic report breaking down the top self-connect airports by region (infographic reproduced below).
