Changi Airport concessionaire sales top $2b
China visitors lead 2013 purchases, accounting for 25%
Add BT as a preferred source[SINGAPORE] Concession sales at Changi Airport jumped 9 per cent yearon-year in 2013 to reach a record of over $2 billion, with passengers from China accounting for a whopping 25 per cent of total sales.
According to airport operator Changi Airport Group (CAG), Singaporeans contributed about 20 per cent to the $2 billion figure, representing an 11 per cent growth from their spend in 2012. Passengers from China saw their spend grow by some 24 per cent year-on-year.
The top five markets for sales contribution were China, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia and India.
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