SIA's passenger load factor edges up to 82.4% in Aug

Singapore Airlines carried 1.7 million passengers in August.

This was 11.7 percent more passengers than in July.

The carrier's passenger load factor improved by 4.1 percentage points to 82.4 percent in August.

Load factors improved across all regions, thanks to strong leisure travel demand during the Hari Raya holidays.

The returning summer traffic also helped.

But SIA says the operating environment remains challenging.

And ongoing efforts to stimulate demand to boost loads will continue to put downward pressure on yields.

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