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64-823: The ECP connects Changi Airport in the east through the Benjamin Sheares Bridge to the Marina Bay and Central Business District areas in the south. In the south, there are interchanges that connects ECP to the Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) and the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE). In the east, there is an interchange that connects ECP to the Pan Island Expressway at the Changi Flyover, about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from

128-471: A $ 35 million plan was put in place to reclaim more land off of Bedok, with the final phase starting on 7 October 1970. On 18 December 1970, the government decided to reclaim more than 125 acres of land. On 24 May 1973, the government proceeded to build a $ 300 million highway across the harbour to the breakwater line outside Clifford Pier to ease peak hour congestion at the Collyer Quay area. The plans involved

192-642: A dozen times, and was the first airport in the world to hold the accolade for eight consecutive years. It has also been rated as one of the world's cleanest airports and highly rated international transit airports . [REDACTED] Media related to Singapore Changi Airport at Wikimedia Commons Benjamin Sheares Bridge The Benjamin Sheares Bridge ( Chinese : 薛尔思桥 ; pinyin : Xūeěrsī Qíao ; Malay : Jambatan Benjamin Sheares ; Tamil : பென்ஜமின் ஷியர்ஸ் பாலம் )

256-402: A month since it opened in 1981. Its daily traffic movement record was also broken on 20 December 2019, with 226,692 passengers passing through during that day. In addition to being an important passenger hub, the airport is also one of the busiest cargo airports in the world, handling 2.01 million tonnes of cargo in 2019. The total number of commercial aircraft movements decreased by 1.0% from

320-473: A significant part of the total cargo traffic handled at the airport. Changi airport has initiated attempts to expand into the perishable air cargo market. In 2015, Changi Airport handled 1,853,087 tonnes of air freight. Air Cargo World awarded the 2013 Air Cargo Excellence Award to Changi Airport for handling more than 1,000,000 tonnes of cargo in Asia. The airport handled 2,006,300 tonnes of cargo in 2016, making it

384-660: A terrorist target by the Jemaah Islamiyah , the airport's security was tightened. Prohibited items do include sharp/blunt objects and liquids/gels/aerosols above 100ml, however people are aware of and no longer enforced by Certis CISCO officers. Devices more than 7 inch are still needed to be removed for security screening as they use the X-ray scanner and have not yet implemented the Thales HELIXVIEW scanning system where they do not need to take out devices more than 7 inch. As such,

448-402: A third runway. The new terminal is expected to be completed by 2030. Terminal 5 is anticipated to be operational by the mid-2030s, to meet an anticipated doubling of volume by the 2040s. It is expected to handle 50 million passenger movements per annum. The airport terminal structure is projected to be larger than all the previous terminals combined. It will be built on reclaimed land to

512-557: Is also a privately run luxury terminal called the JetQuay CIP Terminal . It is similar to the Lufthansa First Class Terminal at Frankfurt Airport , but is open to all passengers travelling in all classes on all airlines with an access fee. The short-lived Budget Terminal was opened on 26 March 2006 and closed on 25 September 2012 to make way for Terminal 4. Terminal 5 is currently under construction, along with

576-562: Is the longest bridge in Singapore , spanning 1.8 km, and the tallest, at 29 metres (95 ft). It is named after Benjamin Sheares , the second President of Singapore , who died four months before the bridge was opened to the public on 26 September 1981. The bridge is part of the East Coast Parkway (ECP) , at the western end of the expressway. The cost of construction was S$ 110 million. The bridge has one other exit (signed exit 15 on

640-736: The 18th busiest airport in the world. The airport is operated by Changi Airport Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary under the purview of the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Singapore . It is served by three runways, all 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) long, and consists of four terminal buildings. Three of the terminal buildings are connected to an entertainment and retail complex known as Jewel Changi Airport . Changi Airport serves more than 100 airlines flying to 400+ cities in around 100+ countries and territories worldwide. About 7,400 flights arrive or depart at Changi each week, or one every 80 seconds. For

704-538: The Changi Airport Skytrain people-mover system to facilitate quicker and more convenient transfers between the terminals for travellers. The system was upgraded in 2007 with new technologies supplied by Mitsubishi, connecting to Terminal 3 and separating checked-in passengers from the general public on distinct tracks. Terminals 1, 2 and 3 are connected by the free Skytrain service, which operates from 05:00 to 02:30. During non-operational hours, travellers in

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768-521: The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) network via a two-stop branch of the East West line from Tanah Merah MRT station , consisting of two stations: Expo , serving the nearby Singapore Expo site; and Changi Airport . Changi Airport MRT station is located underground between Terminal 2 and Terminal 3. Direct, one-train service to the downtown and western parts of Singapore was initially in operation when

832-474: The 13th top cargo airport in the world and the sixth in the Asia Pacific region. In 2017, the airport handled 2,125,226 tonnes of cargo. The top five cargo markets for the airport were China, Australia, Hong Kong, United States and India. Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd (CAG) was formed on 16 June 2009 upon the corporatisation of Singapore Changi Airport by Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore as

896-431: The 2019 full-year figures published by the airport, the airport handled 68,300,000 passengers (a 4.0% increase over the previous year), the most in its 38-year history. This made it the seventh busiest airport by international passenger traffic in the world and the third busiest in Asia. In December 2019, Changi Airport registered a total of 6.41 million passenger movements, the highest the airport has ever achieved in

960-516: The 30-million mark for the first time in 2004. In March 2008, prior to the full effect of the financial crisis of 2007–2010 on the global economy, the airport was predicted to handle 50 million passengers by 2012 due to the opening of casinos in Singapore and the phased liberalisation of the ASEAN aviation sector. As predicted, the airport surpassed the 50-million mark in 2012. On 18 December 2017,

1024-592: The CAG manages the customer aspects of the airport's security, while the Aviation Security Unit oversees the airport's compliance with aviation security (AVSEC) policies, and manages AVSEC-related projects. The airport's emergency and fire-fighting services are handled by the Airport Emergency Service Division. The Airport Emergency Services handle all instances of rescue and fire-fighting within

1088-550: The ECP curves further inland passing through the interchange with the MCE and KPE before the Benjamin Sheares Bridge which offers a beautiful view of the downtown. The highway (still on the bridge) curves south and into the Marina Bay Area, passing Marina Bay Sands . The ECP then ends near the 16-kilometre mark and merges with Sheares Avenue (newly formed as part of the truncated section of

1152-562: The ECP) for Rochor Road and Suntec City . The Benjamin Sheares Bridge crosses over the Marina Reservoir , along the southern coast of mainland Singapore. It passes through the planning areas of Kallang , Marina East , Marina South and Downtown Core . Built over reclaimed land by construction company Sato Kogyo, the bridge is made of pre-stressed concrete and links Tanjong Rhu on

1216-563: The Jurong Expressway (to be known as Ayer Rajah Expressway). On 24 April 1975, five international firms were invited to the tender of the construction of East Coast Parkway, leading to the construction of Benjamin Sheares Bridge . The expressway would also be linked to Ophir/Rochor Road, which would be built together with the flyover. The first phase would cover the portion from Tanjong Rhu Flyover to South Quay, while another section would lead from South Quay to Shenton Way. Construction of

1280-662: The Marina South area realigned and converted into an arterial road. The expressway, together with the MCE and the AYE could be interpreted as the southern east-west road in Singapore. The expressway first heads southeast from Changi Airport before curving to follow the coastline after Xilin Avenue. It then follows East Coast Park past Upper East Coast, Siglap , Marine Parade and Mountbatten areas. After Exit 13 for Fort Road (signed 14A eastbound),

1344-541: The Singapore Air Traffic Control Centre. It involves the deployment of about 2,600 Certis Cisco personnel, including armed Auxiliary Police Officers and unarmed aviation security officers to perform tasks such as screening checked baggage, controlling access to restricted areas, and screening passengers before they board their aircraft. Since the September 11 attacks and the naming of the airport as

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1408-486: The airport eased because of the 1973 oil crisis . Concerned that the existing airport was located in an area with potential for urban growth, which would physically hem it in on all sides, the government subsequently decided in 1975 to build a new airport at the eastern tip of the main island at Changi, at the existing site of Changi Air Base . However, as there was an increase in traffic, the airport still had to be expanded at that time. In addition, aircraft could fly over

1472-546: The airport is performed by auxiliary police forces including Aetos Security Management , Certis CISCO and SATS Security Services . Aetos and SATS Security Services are affiliated to the ground handling companies of Dnata and Singapore Changi Airport Terminal Services respectively. On 29 April 2008, CAAS signed its then-biggest single security contract for all airport-related security services by engaging Certis CISCO to provide security services at Singapore Changi Airport, as well as Seletar Airport , Changi Airfreight Centre, and

1536-565: The airport premises as well as in surrounding waters. It operates from two main fire stations (Station 1 by Runway 1 along West Perimeter Road and Station 2 by Runway 2), one sub-station (Domestic Fire Station), and one sea rescue base near the airport. The airport's security comes under the regulatory purview of the Airport Police Division of the Singapore Police Force (SPF). The day to day discharge of security functions at

1600-769: The airport surpassed the 60-million mark for the first time. The airport saw a record 65.6 million passenger movements in 2018 – beating 2017's record of 60 million passengers with a 5.5 per cent increase. In 2019, Firefly , the sole turboprop operator in Changi Airport, moved to Seletar Airport to make way for their jet operations. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , passenger traffic fell in 2020 and 2021, resulting in Terminals 2 and 4 closing temporarily in May 2020. Terminals 1 and 3 remained open for passengers throughout, but were closed to

1664-427: The airport to East Coast Park . Bicycle rental services are available along with other facilities such as pay-per-use showers and bicycle lockers. Along the way is a 1 km (0.62 mi) long Changi Jurassic Mile where there is a permanent display of life-sized dinosaurs. As one of the world's busiest airports by international passenger and cargo traffic, it has been rated as the "World's Best Airport" by Skytrax

1728-407: The airport, followed by Bangkok , Jakarta , Hong Kong , Manila , Denpasar , Tokyo , Ho Chi Minh City , Taipei and Sydney . ‹The template Manual is being considered for merging .›   Changi Airport was built with ground-transportation considerations in mind from the onset, with the East Coast Parkway beginning at the Benjamin Sheares Bridge built and opened in tandem with

1792-458: The airport, providing a direct link to the city centre. At a distance of about 20 km (12 mi), the expressway was built almost entirely on reclaimed land, thus minimising disruptions to the existing road network in Singapore's eastern coasts. Despite the four main passenger terminal buildings being relatively close to each other, the CAAS (Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore) decided to build

1856-475: The airport, with flights to destinations in Asia, Oceania, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. The airport is located within its namesake, the district of Changi , at the eastern end of Singapore , approximately 24 kilometres (15 miles) east from Singapore's Downtown Core on a 25-square-kilometre (9.7 sq mi) site. It is the home base of BOC Aviation and Jetstar Asia , as well as

1920-559: The arrival halls of each terminal. An airport surcharge applies to all trips originating from the airport. Additionally, limousine and other transportation options can be accessed through the Ground Transport Concierge. All pick-ups by private transportation occur at the arrival pick-up points of each terminal. Car rental counters are located in the arrival halls of each terminal. A new 3.5 km (2.2 mi) Changi Airport Connector, which opened on 11 October 2020, links

1984-566: The bus stop is located next to Car Park 4B. Coaches to and from Johor Bahru are also available. Operated by Transtar Travel, the TS1 service will start at coach stands of Terminals 1, 2, and 3, and end at Larkin Terminal. There is also a free shuttle bus service plying between Changi Airport (T3) and Changi Business Park. This service is a nine-stop route, running from Mondays to Fridays, except public holidays. In addition to buses for passengers serving

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2048-470: The country's flag carrier of Singapore Airlines , its cargo division Singapore Airlines Cargo and its low-cost subsidiary Scoot . SATS is also headquartered at the airport. With Singapore's strategic location being a favourable destination for high demand layovers , the airport also serves as a focus city for Qantas , as well as the flagship cargo hub for FedEx Express in Asia. In 2019, Changi Airport served 68.3 million passengers, making it

2112-492: The current EWL Branch line being converted to be part of the TEL. There are seven bus services operated by SBS Transit , SMRT Buses , Tower Transit Singapore and Go-Ahead Singapore , making a loop starting from Terminal 3 to Terminal 1, and Terminal 2. Only four bus services will continue to Terminal 4 – Services 24, 34, 36 and 110. Bus stops are located at the basement bus bays of Terminals 1, 2 and 3. For Terminal 4,

2176-405: The direction towards the city, one of the first two gantries to be set up in the country, which came into operation on 1 April 1998 together with the other gantry at Ophir Road . A decommissioned emergency highway strip was built in the long, straight section of the ECP close to Changi Airport. This section can be easily identified by removable potted plants instead of the standard large trees on

2240-460: The east of the present terminals. It will be partially funded through an increased levy. KPF Singapore with Heatherwick Studio , Architects 61, and DP Architects will provide architectural services. Arup Singapore , Mott MacDonald Singapore and Surbana Jurong Consultants will provide engineering services. The former Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said that the Changi Terminal 5 project

2304-531: The end of the expressway. Unlike other expressways in Singapore whose abbreviation ends with 'E' for 'Expressway', the East Coast Parkway abbreviation ends with 'P' instead. The East Coast Parkway used to be directly connected to the AYE . However, with the opening of the MCE on 29 December 2013, a section of expressway after the Benjamin Sheares Bridge was truncated and another section at

2368-418: The existing airport at Paya Lebar or build a new airport at another location. After extensive studies, a decision was made in 1972 to keep the airport at Paya Lebar, as recommended by aviation consultants. Plans were made for the building of a second runway and an extensive redevelopment and expansion to the passenger terminal building. A year later, however, the plans were reviewed again as the pressure to expand

2432-466: The expressway until the completion of the last flyover at Fort Road in 1989. The opening of ECP relieved the traffic load of the city area in the 1980s. Traffic volume at Nicoll Highway decreased by 20 per cent, which would otherwise worsen with the implemented ERP gantries. Robinson Road and Cecil Street were better managed with lesser traffic jams with the declining load all the way to 1990s. Flanked by East Coast Park on one side and high-rise housing on

2496-509: The first phase of the East Coast Parkway from Fort Road to Marine Parade started in 1971 and was completed in December 1975. It was followed by an extension of Phase 2 which was completed in November 1975 to Bedok South Road and then Phase 3 was built together with Changi Airport in 1980. Construction of Phase 3 began in May 1976, with two interchanges at Xilin Avenue and the Pan Island Expressway . It

2560-629: The former route). From Sheares Avenue, a left turn goes to Marina Boulevard towards Gardens by the Bay and the Marina Bay Cruise Centre , or a right turn enters Central Boulevard that heads towards the Downtown Core and Chinatown . Plans for the coastal highway to reduce congestion at Golden Mile started on 30 July 1969. Detailed plans were put in place to create interchanges at Nicoll Highway, Bras Basah Road and Stamford Road. On 3 September 1970,

2624-451: The future. Phase 1 included the construction for the first passenger terminal, the first runway reusing and upgrading the main runway of Changi Air Base, 45 aircraft parking bays, support facilities and structures, including a large maintenance hangar, a fire station, workshops and administrative offices, an airfreight complex, two cargo agents buildings, in-flight catering kitchens and an 80 m (260 ft) control tower . Construction for

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2688-476: The general public on 12 May 2021 along with Jewel, reopening on 1 September 2021. On 1 November 2023, Terminal 2 fully reopened after three and a half years of upgrading. The refurbished terminal features nature-themed decorations and a 14m-tall digital waterfall display called the Wonderfall. The Changi Airport Group (CAG) manages the overall safety and security of the airport. The Airport Management Division of

2752-405: The government acquired the former Singapore Polytechnic site in 1975, with the polytechnic shifting to Dover. Plans were made on 16 January 1974 to extend Siglap Road to the expressway. On 28 February 1974, the government also acquired two portions of land, for the extension of Bedok South Avenue 1 from Upper East Coast Road to the ECP. On 12 June 1974, tenders were invited for the construction of

2816-508: The licensee and operator of the airport. As the airport only handles international passenger traffic, all terminals in operation are equipped with immigration-processing facilities for international travel. After recovering from a drop in passenger traffic as a result of the September 11 attacks in 2001 and the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic in 2003, the airport saw rapid growth in traffic, which hit

2880-407: The median strip. However, the highway strip has never been used for emergency landing purposes. To facilitate the development of the new downtown , the ECP was truncated after the Benjamin Sheares Bridge , with the stretch at Marina South area realigned and converted to a major arterial road called Sheares Avenue. In the westbound direction, a new expressway called the Marina Coastal Expressway ,

2944-473: The next few decades, with Terminal 2 opening for passenger traffic in 1990, Terminal 3 in 2008, and Terminal 4 in 2017. Terminal 5, which would be larger than all the previous terminals combined, is expected to open in 2030. Changi Airport has four main passenger terminals arranged in an elongated inverted "U" shape with Jewel in the centre of the "U" shape. Currently, the airport has a designed total annual handling capacity of 85 million passengers. There

3008-470: The other, the well- landscaped expressway was built and maintained with the conscious intention of giving visitors arriving via Singapore Changi Airport a good first impression of the country as they commute from the airport to the city centre. Traffic congestion during the morning peak hours, however, led to the introduction of an Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantry near the Tanjong Rhu Flyover in

3072-428: The previous year to 382,000 in 2019. The airport has won over 680 awards since its opening, including 28 "Best Airport" awards in 2019 alone. Changi Airport's efforts to mitigate the effects of ageing infrastructure include continual physical upgrades to its existing terminals and building new facilities to maintain its high standards in airport service quality. Prior to Changi, Singapore's main international airport

3136-465: The reclaimed land in front of Shenton Way and Raffles Quay, before going to the Telok Ayer Basin at South Quay, where it would connect to the one-way pair of roads at Prince Edward Road and Maxwell Road. It was planned to run on the elevated structure across the former Singapore Polytechnic at Shenton Way. A separate project was planned to even extend the expressway to Keppel Road, before going towards

3200-537: The reclamation of land off Nicoll Highway and the breakwater at Clifford Pier. Reclamation was expected to begin in six to nine months. The 280m long bridge was to be built at a height of 30 ft above high water level to allow ample headroom for ferries to use the channel. The new highway would turn landwards to South Quay and then to the vacant piece of land past the Singapore Polytechnic, before turning towards Anson Road. To provide space for construction work,

3264-436: The rising traffic became critical by the 1970s; annual passenger numbers rose dramatically from 300,000 in 1955 to 1.7 million in 1970 and to 4 million in 1975. As a result, there was a need to accommodate the growing demand for air travel, the desire to establish Singapore as a global aviation hub, and the need to modernise the country's air transport infrastructure. The Singaporean government had two options – expand

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3328-413: The screening is at the transition point from public to sterile area as under Infrastructure Protection Act 2017 . Duty free shops that sells liquor is exempted from regulations. Sources: In 2018, Indonesia was the largest market for the airport, followed by Malaysia, China, Thailand, Australia, India, Hong Kong, Japan, Philippines and Vietnam. Kuala Lumpur was the top destination for travellers in

3392-623: The sea, avoiding noise pollution issues within residential areas and avoid disastrous consequences on the ground in the event of an air mishap. Formerly known as the Singapore International Airport , the airport in Paya Lebar was subsequently converted for military use and renamed as Paya Lebar Air Base . The original master plan for Changi Airport involved constructing a dual-terminal and dual-runway configuration over two phases with provisions for another two passenger terminals in

3456-699: The second phase would commence immediately after the completion of Phase 1 and include the second runway, 23 new aircraft parking bays in addition to the existing 45 bays, a second fire station and a third cargo agent building. Changi Airport commenced commercial operations on 1 July 1981. Its first flight, Singapore Airlines SQ101, touched down that day at 07:10:00 Singapore Time with 140 passengers from Kuala Lumpur. It officially opened five months later on 29 December 1981. The airport ended its first year of operations with 12.1 million passengers, close to 200,000 tonnes of air freight handled and 63,100 aircraft movements. Subsequent phases opened progressively within

3520-449: The station opened on 8 February 2002. This was replaced by the current shuttle service between Tanah Merah and Changi Airport via Expo on 22 July 2003, when it was found that passenger demand for this route was low. As announced in the LTA's Land Transport Masterplan, the new Thomson–East Coast line will be extended to Changi Airport Terminal 5 and to the current Changi Airport station, with

3584-644: The structure holds the World Record for the tallest indoor waterfall in the world. The Air Cargo Division of the Changi Airport Group (CAG) manages the Changi Airfreight Centre located in the north of the airport premises. The airport handled 1.81 million tonnes of air cargo in 2012, making it the 7th busiest airfreight hub in the world and the fifth busiest in Asia. Due to Singapore's large electronics sector, electrical components constitute

3648-525: The super-highway which would link the east coast of Singapore to the city. The extension of East Coast Parkway was to run from Tanjong Rhu via the Kallang River to Marina Centre. Between the two crossings, the expressway would be connected to an interchange formed by a one-way pair of roads running on the reclaimed Marina Centre, connecting Ophir and Rochor Roads at Beach Road. It would take traffic to Orchard, Chinatown and Little India. It would also run through

3712-511: The terminals, SBS Transit also provides bus services for staff at the Changi Airfreight Centre. Due to the large distance covered by the complex itself (over 2 km (1.2 mi) end-to-end), bus stops are located inside the restricted-access area, and auxiliary police routinely board at the final stop before the complex (at the Police Pass Office) to check passengers for their right to enter. Taxis are available at designated stands in

3776-404: The transit areas may transfer within the terminals by foot via the inter-terminal travelators. For travellers in the public areas, a free shuttle bus service will connect the three terminals. A complimentary 24-hour airport shuttle bus service runs between Terminal 3 and Terminal 4 in both the public and transit areas. The journey takes approximately 8 to 10 minutes. The airport is connected to

3840-531: Was built to connect the ECP to the Ayer Rajah Expressway . 1°18′19″N 103°55′16″E  /  1.3052°N 103.9212°E  / 1.3052; 103.9212 Singapore Changi Airport Singapore Changi Airport ( / ˈ tʃ ɑː ŋ i / CHAHNG -ee ; IATA : SIN , ICAO : WSSS ) is a major international airport that serves Singapore , and is one of the largest transportation hubs in Asia. More than 100 airlines operate from

3904-464: Was delayed by at least 2 years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic . Jewel Changi Airport , which opened on 17 April 2019, is a nature-themed entertainment and retail complex interconnecting Terminals 1, 2 and 3. Announced in 2013, it is a new terminal-like structure that is intended to simultaneously be a mixed-use complex. It is situated on a 3.5-hectare site where the Terminal 1 car park used to reside, which has since been moved underground. Jewel

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3968-528: Was developed by Jewel Changi Airport Trustee Pte Ltd, a joint venture between Changi Airport Group and CapitaLand , through its wholly owned shopping mall business, CapitaLand Mall Asia. The project cost S$ 1.7 billion. Part of this project was planned to help expand Terminal 1 to handle 24 million passengers per year by 2018 with stand-alone check-in facilities and lounges, making it an unofficial terminal on its own. The Indoor Waterfall (named "Rain Vortex") in

4032-427: Was expected to be completed by 1978. They were built on reclaimed land by the former Public Works Department . Construction of Phase 4, stretching from Fort Road to Keppel Road began in 1977 and was opened on 18 April 1981 to Ophir Road, and on 26 September 1981 towards Keppel Road. The government had decided to further reclaim the Marina South area, linking Tanjong Rhu and Telok Ayer Basin. Traffic lights remained on

4096-403: Was located at Paya Lebar . It had opened in 1955 with a single runway and a small passenger terminal , having itself replaced the previous Kallang Airport that began operations in 1937. The decision to move the airport from Paya Lebar to Changi was based on a number of factors. With the growth in global aviation transport, the airport was facing congestion problems. Its inability to cope with

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