CX First Airline To Operate Out Of T4

[chrispstan]

Cathay Pacific’s passengers can also look forward to a new and exclusive premium lounge on the second mezzanine level of the new terminal. At more than 800 sqm, it is larger than the full-service carrier’s current lounge at Terminal 1, with views into the apron and runway, offering passengers in the lounge sightings of aircraft take-offs and landings.

http://www.changiairport.com/our-bus...t=pressrelease

[FN-GM]

CX First Airline To Operate Out Of T4

Taken from the Changi facebook page - "We are delighted to announce that Cathay Pacific Airways will be the first airline to operate at the new #ChangiAirport Terminal 4 when it opens in 2017."

https://www.facebook.com/fansofchangi

[Kyo]

There goes the hope for an all-SQ terminal...

[milehighj]

There goes the hope for an all-SQ terminal...

Well it was never going to be T4...

[Kyo]

Hang on, maybe they will finally get all of T3 instead?

[CarbonMan]

Isn't T4 the new "budget" terminal? SQ would never move there. Surprised that CX is.

[flyguy]

Yes am surprised that CX is going to move to the budget T4 terminal. However T4 have only 4 gates with aerobridges that can serve wide bodies only - and CX at certain times in the morning and afternoon have 2 planes at the gates at the same time currently at T1. that means there isnt much for other airline's widebodies ie esp Scoot which uses widebodies and believed they will be moving to T4 with Tiger air. Cebu Pacific do uses the A330 at times too.

[flying.monkeyz]

T4 ain't budget. CAG is good at operating rojak terminals (premium + LCC). All terminals are like that.

There are currently no terminals in SIN that can fully accommodate the entire SQ operations. MAYBE T5 later.

[Unionruler]

Looks like the benefit of a larger lounge (and possibly a favourable lease since budget airlines don't exactly need lounge space) outweighed the costs of loss of brand image operating out of T4 and the loss of connectivity to other Oneworlds. Then again those really aren't huge costs.

[cscs1956]

T4 ain't budget. CAG is good at operating rojak terminals (premium + LCC). All terminals are like that.

There are currently no terminals in SIN that can fully accommodate the entire SQ operations. MAYBE T5 later.

I don't think SQ operate from 2 terminals is due to capacity. Think it is due to company's 2 vendor policy. T2 and T3 is handle by different "vendor".

[flying.monkeyz]

I don't think SQ operate from 2 terminals is due to capacity. Think it is due to company's 2 vendor policy. T2 and T3 is handle by different "vendor".

What vendor are you referring to?

[SINFJ]

I don't think SQ operate from 2 terminals is due to capacity. Think it is due to company's 2 vendor policy. T2 and T3 is handle by different "vendor".

Care to enlighten? My impression was that SQ ground ops in SIN is handled by SATS and its consistent through the 2 terminals.

[FN-GM]

What vendor are you referring to?

I wouldn't pay too much attention.

[cscs1956]

What vendor are you referring to?

The ground services.
I know T1 and T3 is operate by the "SAD (SATS)" company. Not for T2.
Also, although T4 is going to build mainly on previous budget terminal location. It was never named as budget terminal to start with.

[cscs1956]

Looks like the benefit of a larger lounge (and possibly a favourable lease since budget airlines don't exactly need lounge space) outweighed the costs of loss of brand image operating out of T4 and the loss of connectivity to other Oneworlds. Then again those really aren't huge costs.

Brand image is subjective. No different from SIA start to run budget airline with different name.