World’s best airport plans to get even better
Plans for Singapore's swanky new addition were
designed by Moshe Safdie, the architect behind Marina Bay Sands.
Singapore announces mega expansion plans for
Changi Airport to increase passenger capacity - and enjoyment
Just when you
thought Singapore's Changi Airport couldn't rub its global supremacy in any deeper, the
"world's best airport" announces plans to add another impressive facility that
will improve passenger experiences and boost capacity.
Code-named “Project
Jewel,” the mixed-use architectural looker will take over a 3.5-hectare plot of
land and will feature shops, restaurants and a huge indoor garden with its own
waterfall when it opens in 2018.
A statement from
Changi says terminal 1, which will lose a car park in the redevelopment, will
also be expanded to allow more space for the arrival hall, baggage claim areas
and taxi bays.
All the other
airports might as well give up now. Being stuck in transist can't possibly get
any better than this.
Project Jewel was designed by a
consortium of architects led by Moshe Safdie, the man behind another Singapore
icon - Marina Bay Sands. It will serve as a link to connect terminals 1, 2 and
3.
"When completed,
Project Jewel, together with terminal 4, will boost Changi Airport's handling
capacity to 85 million passenger movements a year, to cater for Changi's growth
into the next decade," an airport spokesman said.
In 2012, Changi
Airport handled 51 million passengers a year, an increase of 10% over 2011. It
currently has a capacity of 66 million per year.
Construction is set
to go ahead on terminal 4 by the end of the year on the old Budget Terminal site
and due to open in 2017.
Meanwhile, Prime
Minister Lee Hsien Loong ?announced during his annual National Day rally
speech over the weekend that planning is
underway for a new terminal 5, which would double Changi Airport’s current
capacity when it opens in the mid-2020s.
Airport officials
confirmed a T5 project is in the works, but would not release further
details.
Why all the
accolades?
Crowned the best
airport in the world at the 2013 Skytrax World Airport
Awards in Geneva in April, Changi has
gained a reputation for its attentive passenger experience and wide selection of
entertainment services.
The airport offers
free city tours to all travelers on a stopover of five hours or more, while
facilities include an onsite swimming pool, gardens, nature trail and cinemas.
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