Singapore planning fourth airport terminal
Singapore has started planning for a fourth terminal at Changi Airport, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said.
By Agencies |
SINGAPORE: Singapore has started planning for a fourth terminal at Changi Airport, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Friday at the official opening of the airport's third terminal.
The civil aviation authority "is already starting on master-planning for Terminal 4," Lee said.
"It will not be needed for many more years. But forward planning will ensure that passengers can continue to enjoy high quality and excellent service, and Changi can keep its leadership position far into the future," he said.
He was speaking at the official opening of Changi's Terminal 3, the airport's largest terminal, which has been operating since January.
Built at a cost of 1.75 billion Singapore dollars (1.28 billion US), Terminal 3 provides 380,000 square metres (4.1 million square feet) of space in a seven-storey building with an attached hotel.
It can handle 22 million passengers a year, bringing the 27-year-old airport's total capacity to about 70 million, officials said.
Terminal 3 has several aerobridges which can handle the world's biggest airliner, the Airbus A380 superjumbo.
Lee said Changi handled 37 million passengers last year, making it the world's sixth busiest airport for international traffic.
The civil aviation authority "is already starting on master-planning for Terminal 4," Lee said.
"It will not be needed for many more years. But forward planning will ensure that passengers can continue to enjoy high quality and excellent service, and Changi can keep its leadership position far into the future," he said.
He was speaking at the official opening of Changi's Terminal 3, the airport's largest terminal, which has been operating since January.
Built at a cost of 1.75 billion Singapore dollars (1.28 billion US), Terminal 3 provides 380,000 square metres (4.1 million square feet) of space in a seven-storey building with an attached hotel.
It can handle 22 million passengers a year, bringing the 27-year-old airport's total capacity to about 70 million, officials said.
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Terminal 3 has several aerobridges which can handle the world's biggest airliner, the Airbus A380 superjumbo.
Lee said Changi handled 37 million passengers last year, making it the world's sixth busiest airport for international traffic.
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