Currently, passengers from Johor or Batam catching the plane at Changi would need to first use the causeway or ferry to enter Singapore, clear customs and immigration then use MRT to Changi for their flights by exiting Singapore again.
However, I wonder such practice has been paralyzing Changi's capacity to become the regional hub, especially with the introduction of the High Speed Rail between KL and SG in the early 2020s.
I believe the current arrangement would causes inconvenience to Johor and Batam customers, especially they need to bring to bring commercial samples or large amounts of alcohol that will need to be subject to Singapore's customs regulations, but it will bring pressure to Singapore's MRT system as we can see large amounts of passengers on our MRT with luggages causing inconvenience with others during peak hours.
Meanwhile Changi's main competitor, Chek Lap Kok has been working hard to eliminate such inconvenience by introducing cross border ferry service from nearby Pearl River Delta, and the Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai Bridge that is due for completion in 2018/19 will provide seamless transfer for passengers from Macau and western part of Guangdong province to use Chek Lap Kok without entering Hong Kong, which I believe it will prove popular and will become the major growth factor to Chek Lap Kok airport in the near future.
Therefore I wonder if Singapore should consider building seamless connections for Malaysians and Indonesians by:
1. Constructing an International Pier and provide ferry services directly from Changi to Batam and Johor Malaysia without entering Singapore.
2. Constructing the Singapore - Malaysian East Link at Changi that allow public transport from Malaysia to enter directly to a designated area at Changi (Airside) that passengers can connect flights directly without entering Singapore
3. Extending the KL-SG High Speed Rail through Singapore to the airside of Changi airport - thus passengers from Southern Malaysian cities such as Ipoh, KL, Melaka etc can catch high speed rail directly to Changi Airport and catch Singapore Airlines, instead of Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia to the rest of the world. This will not only reduce the pressure on the East West Line once the HSR opens, but it will allow Singapore Airlines and other Singaporean businesses at the airport to hugely benefit from the increased traffic from Malaysian passengers.
Finally, I wonder why Singapore Airlines and other Singaporean air carriers have failed to tap into the domestic air market for Malaysia, especially for traffic between East and West Malaysia. I believe Airlines in Singapore serves better than Malaysian carriers, and I wonder providing a one-stop transfer for East-West Malaysian flights at Singapore will lead to increased traffic at Changi thus promoting economic growth.
Discussions welcomed.
However, I wonder such practice has been paralyzing Changi's capacity to become the regional hub, especially with the introduction of the High Speed Rail between KL and SG in the early 2020s.
I believe the current arrangement would causes inconvenience to Johor and Batam customers, especially they need to bring to bring commercial samples or large amounts of alcohol that will need to be subject to Singapore's customs regulations, but it will bring pressure to Singapore's MRT system as we can see large amounts of passengers on our MRT with luggages causing inconvenience with others during peak hours.
Meanwhile Changi's main competitor, Chek Lap Kok has been working hard to eliminate such inconvenience by introducing cross border ferry service from nearby Pearl River Delta, and the Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai Bridge that is due for completion in 2018/19 will provide seamless transfer for passengers from Macau and western part of Guangdong province to use Chek Lap Kok without entering Hong Kong, which I believe it will prove popular and will become the major growth factor to Chek Lap Kok airport in the near future.
Therefore I wonder if Singapore should consider building seamless connections for Malaysians and Indonesians by:
1. Constructing an International Pier and provide ferry services directly from Changi to Batam and Johor Malaysia without entering Singapore.
2. Constructing the Singapore - Malaysian East Link at Changi that allow public transport from Malaysia to enter directly to a designated area at Changi (Airside) that passengers can connect flights directly without entering Singapore
3. Extending the KL-SG High Speed Rail through Singapore to the airside of Changi airport - thus passengers from Southern Malaysian cities such as Ipoh, KL, Melaka etc can catch high speed rail directly to Changi Airport and catch Singapore Airlines, instead of Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia to the rest of the world. This will not only reduce the pressure on the East West Line once the HSR opens, but it will allow Singapore Airlines and other Singaporean businesses at the airport to hugely benefit from the increased traffic from Malaysian passengers.
Finally, I wonder why Singapore Airlines and other Singaporean air carriers have failed to tap into the domestic air market for Malaysia, especially for traffic between East and West Malaysia. I believe Airlines in Singapore serves better than Malaysian carriers, and I wonder providing a one-stop transfer for East-West Malaysian flights at Singapore will lead to increased traffic at Changi thus promoting economic growth.
Discussions welcomed.
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