中东关键枢纽的空域关闭源于该地区持续的冲突，这显著推动了新加坡航空集团3月份的客运流量。该集团由主线运营商新航（SIA）和廉价航空酷航（Scoot）组成，当月共运送旅客380万人次，同比增长14.9%，创下有史以来最高的单月客运量。
集团交通量增长14.7%，远超7.2%的运力增长，使集团客座率达到90.6%。新航集团表示，这种“强劲”的增长归功于2月28日左右爆发冲突后几周内，飞往欧洲的“溢出”流量增加。伊朗冲突影响了迪拜和多哈等中东关键枢纽的运营，迫使传统上在亚欧市场占有优势地位的阿联酋航空、阿提哈德航空和卡塔尔航空大幅削减运力。
在旅行需求激增的情况下，新航与马来西亚航空和国泰航空等其他亚洲运营商一起，在冲突发生后增加了前往欧洲的航班。截至3月底，新航集团的网络覆盖134个地点，其中新航运营至77个目的地，酷航运营至82个地点。
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The airspace closures across key Middle East hubs – stemming from the ongoing conflict in the region – have provided a significant boost to Singapore Airlines Group’s March passenger traffic.
The group, comprising mainline operator SIA and low-cost unit Scoot, carried 3.8 million passengers during the month, up 14.9% year on year, and the highest-ever monthly passenger volume.
Group traffic was up 14.7%, far outpacing capacity growth of 7.2% and bringing group passenger load factor to 90.6%.
SIA Group says the “robust” growth was attributed to an increase in “spillover” Europe-bound traffic, in the weeks following the war, which began around 28 February.
The Iran conflict has impacted operations at key Middle East hubs like Dubai and Doha. It has also forced carriers such as Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways – traditionally strong players in the Asia-Europe market – to significantly reduce capacity.
SIA, along with other Asian operators such as Malaysia Airlines and Cathay Pacific, mounted extra flights to Europe in the wake of the conflict, amid a surge in travel demand.
As at end-March, SIA Group’s network covered 134 points, with SIA operating to 77 destinations and Scoot with 82 points.
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Author: Alfred Chua
Alfred Chua covers airlines and air transport topics in Asia-Pacific. He joined FlightGlobal in 2019 and is based in Singapore, where he previously worked as a news reporter at a local news outlet.