Singapore's Changi Remains the Busiest in Asia

China reported 2,312 new Covid infections nationwide today, the first time in more than three months that cases topped 2,000 for three consecutive days. That was actually down a bit from Saturday’s 2,467 which was the highest since May. Protests and anger are exploding in places like in hotel resorts in Hainan and even in Shanghai where officials wanted to lock down an IKEA store, with people inside because someone who had come into contact with a six year old boy with an asymptomatic infection was inside. In Hainan, steps to get people home finally are being taken but with 1,340 new cases reported Saturday, either China has to start relaxing rules and admit they can’t have Zero Covid or the virus spread has to run its course there. The problem is the protests are not just about not being able to leave, tourists don’t want to pay for rooms and food since they are being forced to stay there. Videos being leaked show small but growing protests, police being summoned to some hotels to restore order, a situation that is like a ticking time bomb.

Singapore’s Changi Airport emerged as the busiest airport in Asia in the three months to June 30, 2022, recording more than double the number of passenger movements than its nearest rival. Singapore handled 7.3 million passengers in Q2 with Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Airport and Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport coming in second with 3.2 million each. Seoul Incheon Airport was third with 2.9 million. Hong Kong International Airport, the busiest pre-Covid, had just 591,000 passengers, falling out of the top 10. That airport handled 19.1 million passengers in 2019, ahead of Seoul Incheon with 1