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Renovations to expand Changi Airport Terminal 2's capacity will begin in the last quarter of this year.
The facelift includes the departure hall, which will have a new layout of check-in counters, and automated check-in kiosks and bag-drop machines.
To handle more bags, there will be 10 baggage belts in the arrival hall - up from the current eight, two of which will also be lengthened. Meanwhile, in the transit area, new shops and eateries will be added in a garden setting.
The works will take four to five years to complete, and will boost Changi Airport's total handling capacity by up to five million passengers a year to about 90 million.
More details of T2's planned enhancements will be released in the coming months.
The facelift includes the departure hall, which will have a new layout of check-in counters, and automated check-in kiosks and bag-drop machines.
To handle more bags, there will be 10 baggage belts in the arrival hall - up from the current eight, two of which will also be lengthened. Meanwhile, in the transit area, new shops and eateries will be added in a garden setting.
The works will take four to five years to complete, and will boost Changi Airport's total handling capacity by up to five million passengers a year to about 90 million.
More details of T2's planned enhancements will be released in the coming months.
Before it opens, travellers will have to get used to being bussed more often from the terminals to their aircraft instead of always using aerobridges, said Mr Lee.
Today, this affects about 5 per cent of flights but the number could increase to up to 30 per cent.
"We think we can make bussing a reasonably good experience, though. If you only travel once in a while, having access to the apron is really not a bad experience."
He added, half in jest: "It's what billionaires with private jets do. You walk, smell a bit of the engine oil."
Today, this affects about 5 per cent of flights but the number could increase to up to 30 per cent.
"We think we can make bussing a reasonably good experience, though. If you only travel once in a while, having access to the apron is really not a bad experience."
He added, half in jest: "It's what billionaires with private jets do. You walk, smell a bit of the engine oil."
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