Sleeping at SIN landside

[Danny Bhoy]

Are there any recommended sleeping facilities (excluding CP at T3) or napping areas LANDSIDE before immigration at Changi?

Might have to spend 6hrs between flights during which I have to clear immigration to collect my check-ins for storage at left luggage and my connecting flight is on one of the budget carriers (hence can't collect BP in advance).

[Kiwi]

Can you travel without checked bags?

[SQflyergirl]

Or better yet, can you leave your bags in the left luggage a few hours longer? Stay airside.

[Kiwi]

Or better yet, can you leave your bags in the left luggage a few hours longer? Stay airside.

I think the OP is collecting checked bags from arrival flight and putting into left luggage.

You could stay airside. Checked bags will circulate on the belt for a while and then be put in a storage room where they can be retrieved.

[SQflyergirl]

Oh I see...

[Danny Bhoy]

I think the OP is collecting checked bags from arrival flight and putting into left luggage.

You could stay airside. Checked bags will circulate on the belt for a while and then be put in a storage room where they can be retrieved.

Thanks for that input. I was also thinking of something along similar lines:

1. I arrive at SIN (T2)
2. I stay at T2 transit hotel or bench the night in transit area whatever.
3. Meanwhile my checked luggage is left circling the belt and then (hopefully) brought by airport services to some holding/storage area.
4. Hours later when I wake up, I clear immigration and go pick up my luggage from wherever SATS keeps these things and then make my way to left luggage before proceeding to T1 or Budget Terminal for check-in on my onward flight.

Any comments on the workability of the above plan? Or would airport security blow up my checked luggage instead? Another thing, is there some sort of fee charge or fine for not picking up one's checked luggage from the belt on time?

I need to travel with the checked baggage to SIN but my onward destination does not require the checked baggage hence my decision to store it at left luggage and then pick it up when I return from my onward destination.

If I was still at Siglap, I'd dump the stuff there and probably sleep there, but I moved to Holland V which is a wee bit more tedious and I can't be arsd. Maybe I should just continue living in the East...

[MAN Flyer]

Are you inbound on a long or overnight flight so you will want or need to sleep ?.

If not I would go home and dump my bags, spend a few hours at home and go back.

I've previously checked luggage into SIN only when I have carried on to do a turnaround to BKK to finish a RTW and start another. They put them bag into lost and found and I went straight there and collected it when I got back to Changi, which worked fine. Having said that as I knew what I was going to do I got my local SQ office to send a message to Changi to tell them the bags would be left and when i would be back to get them.

Of course, there is a bit more paranoia over security these days.

[Danny Bhoy]

Are you inbound on a long or overnight flight so you will want or need to sleep ?.

If not I would go home and dump my bags, spend a few hours at home and go back.

I've previously checked luggage into SIN only when I have carried on to do a turnaround to BKK to finish a RTW and start another. They put them bag into lost and found and I went straight there and collected it when I got back to Changi, which worked fine. Having said that as I knew what I was going to do I got my local SQ office to send a message to Changi to tell them the bags would be left and when i would be back to get them.

Of course, there is a bit more paranoia over security these days.

Hmm that's an idea. I'm in bound on SQ so maybe I'll give what you did a try and ask the local SQ office to give Changi a heads up. Yah, I'm inbound on an intercon. Thanks.