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Singapore Changi Airport
Terminal 3 Opens for Operations |
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Singapore Changi Airport's new Terminal 3
commenced scheduled flight operations today, witnessed by Minister for
Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Raymond Lim. |
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After months of intensive preparatory tests
and trials of various airport systems, the new terminal handled its
first arrival flight from San Francisco at 1150 hours and saw its first
departure flight at 1250 hours to London. |
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Accompanied by Mr Liew Mun Leong, Chairman,
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and CAAS senior management
officials, Minister Lim personally welcomed passengers onboard the first
arrival flight, Singapore Airlines flight SQ001. Passengers were also
greeted with a lively traditional lion dance performance and received
gift bags containing congratulatory certificates for being on the first
flight. |
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Minister Lim said "I am delighted that
Terminal 3 has now come to fruition. The opening of Terminal 3 marks a
significant milestone for Changi Airport as it will increase Changi
Airport's total annual capability to about 70 million passenger
movements, enhancing its position as the regional aviation hub. With
this new terminal, we are poised to meet the demands of the growing
tourist and business traffic in and out of Singapore, especially when
the two integrated resorts start their operations." |
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During the welcome ceremony, Minister
Lim witnessed a cheque presentation ceremony to the Singapore Cancer
Society, a charitable organisation adopted by CAAS. Mr Lim Kim Choon,
CAAS Director-General and Chief Executive Officer, presented a
cheque of S$230,000 to Dr Koo Wei Hsin, Council Chairman of the
Singapore Cancer Society. |
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S$200,000 was raised through admission
ticket sales at the month-long Terminal 3 Open House from November
to December 2007 for the public to enjoy a preview of Terminal 3.
The Open House attracted about 250,000 people. The remaining
S$30,000 was raised through other initiatives organised by CAAS. |
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CAAS also launched a shopping promotion
at all three terminals at Changi Airport from 9 January to 29
February 2008. As part of the promotion, travellers and airport
visitors stand a chance to win travel packages worth S$10,000 or win
cash three times their shopping amount. |
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At Terminal 3, travellers and airport
visitors will also get to enjoy varied shopping and dining options
from over 100 retail shops and 40 food & beverage outlets. More than
35% of the retailers at Terminal 3 are new to Changi Airport. In
addition, the introduction of a number of "first-of-its-kind"
outlets, innovative and interactive features in airport shop
concepts as well as the greater presence of popular retail and
dining establishments will add vibrancy to the shopping and dining
scene at the new terminal. |
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Since early 2007, CAAS has been
conducting integrated trials to prepare Terminal 3 for flight
operations. The trials allowed CAAS and airport agencies to test the
airport systems and procedures in an integrated manner ahead of the
terminal's opening. The trials were carried out on airport systems
such as the passenger check-in system, baggage handling system and
immigration clearance system. Over 50 trial flights were carried out
at Terminal 3 before it opened, including about 20 actual Singapore
Airlines passenger flights. |
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With the opening of Terminal 3,
Singapore Airlines' long-haul flights will operate out of Terminal 3
and its regional flights will operate out of Terminal 2. For more
information, travellers and airport users are invited to visit the
websites of Singapore Airlines and Changi Airport at
www.singaporeair.com and
www.changiairport.com.
Four other airlines, namely China Eastern Airlines, Jet Airways,
Qatar Airways and United Airlines, will commence operations at
Terminal 3 in March 2008. |
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Terminal 3 and its associated works cost
S$1.75 billion. It adds a capacity of 22 million passengers per
annum to Changi Airport, bringing the airport's total annual
capability to about 70 million passenger movements. Terminal 3 also
adds another 28 aerobridge gates to Changi Airport. Among the 28
aerobridge gates are eight gates that are designed to handle the
A380 aircraft, bring the total of A380 gates at Changi Airport to 19
across all three main terminals. |
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More.....
(Factsheet) |
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Source:
www.caas.gov.sg Media Release 9
Jan 2008 |
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