This comes as a total surprise. Albeit a pleasant one. All the more considering news of BT's expansion was out in the news a few months ago.
When everyone had T4 envisioned on the other side of 02C, CAG officials just took a " What the heck ! Just demolish and build a new one" attitude.
Even though the capital costs of setting up a skytrain line are high, it should be cheaper in the long run compared to running a fleet of buses to shuttle passengers and visitors to T2 24/7. And they are planning on an initial capacity of 16 million pax per annum compared to BT's 7 million. Can a shuttle bus service efficiently convey these passengers plus visitors without causing any delay to the pax ? This is something that the planners must consider.
When everyone had T4 envisioned on the other side of 02C, CAG officials just took a " What the heck ! Just demolish and build a new one" attitude.
That was the original plan, but wth them now seemingly looking at making T4for LCC's, they may wonder if the cost is worth it.
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