Plans for Singapore's swanky new addition
were designed by Moshe Safdie, the architect
behind Marina Bay Sands.
All the other airports might as well give up
now. Being stuck in transist can't possibly get
any better than this.
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.
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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.
Changi Airport was one of the first airports to
introduce free Wi-Fi areas. It previously won
the Skytrax Best Airport award in 2000 before
going on to win again in 2006, 2010 and
2013.
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