As the global Covid pandemic recedes further into the past, business aviation traffic in Southeast Asia has seen a strong rebound. In Singapore, business aircraft departures from Changi and Seletar airports last year rose to nearly 28 percent above 2019 levels, according to industry data tracker WingX Advance.

“Traveling habits have returned to pre-Covid levels with demands in business aviation traffic continuing to rise,” explained Faizal Khan, Jet Aviation’s director of FBO operations in Singapore. “This is also aided by Singapore’s strategic role and location in the Asia-Pacific region.”

Of the two airports in the city-state, Seletar clearly dominates business and private aviation traffic. Based on WingX data, the dedicated general aviation airport received 93 percent of the business aviation traffic heading to Singapore in 2023.