another airport coming up

• noahnoah

  6 Mar 08, 22:52

  Originally Posted by The Straits Times

  
  Coming up: Changi Airport terminal 4
  The Straits Times
  Friday, 7 March 2008
  
  
  
  To fend off competition from other airports in the region, Singapore will be building a fourth passenger terminal at Changi Airport, said Minister of State for Transport Lim Hwee Hua in Parliament.
  
  Speaking during the debate on her ministry's spending plans, Mrs Lim said Changi needs to expand its capacity since its status as an global aviation hub is now under strong challenge from bigger competitors like Dubai, Bangkok and Beijing.
  
  It was only in January that Changi Airport opened the $1.75 billion Terminal Three. $500 million have also been set aside to upgrade Terminal One, while the $240 million makeover for Terminal Two has already been completed.
  
  And now the 'master planning' for Terminal Four, said Mrs Lim, has already started.
  
  Changi's passenger traffic hit a record 36.7 million last year - 4.8% higher than in 2006.
  
  But regional and international competition for passengers has also intensified.
  
  Beijing airport's $3.8 billion third terminal, bigger than all five terminals at London's Heathrow, opened its doors on Feb 29.
  
  At the same time, Dubai also plans to spend $33 billion to build the world?s largest airport, which will be able to handle 120 million people a year when it's ready in 2012.
  
  In recent years, newly expanded terminals have also sprung up in Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur
• alwaysdisturbed

  6 Mar 08, 22:57

  Always rather spend money to generate more money than distributing to assist citizens.

• wului99

  6 Mar 08, 22:57

  got place build meh?

• alwaysdisturbed

  6 Mar 08, 23:01

  Originally posted by wului99:

  got place build meh?

  
  reclaiming mah. scared what.

• cApitaland

  6 Mar 08, 23:02

  this is called pragmatism. sacrifice now for future generations. i dont think there will be an end to this.

• alwaysdisturbed

  6 Mar 08, 23:06

  perhaps.

   

  but definitely not our future generations.

• noahnoah

  6 Mar 08, 23:07

   

  While Gahman busy building his airport

  I am building my massive

  

• alwaysdisturbed

  6 Mar 08, 23:11

  shooting range arh? haha.

• mhcampboy

  6 Mar 08, 23:12

  Originally posted by noahnoah:

   

  While Gahman busy building his airport

  I am building my massive

  

  so big for wad

• kenn3th

  6 Mar 08, 23:15

  4 terminals =/

• curryman

  6 Mar 08, 23:18

  there's a fifth one coming after T4. was reported when they opened terminal 3

   

  T4 and T5 will share the new runway number 3

• jay_rocks

  6 Mar 08, 23:24

  I don't really see the point of calling it Terminal 4 . Might as well say it's terminal 1, and it's just basically expanding t1.

• I-like-flings(m)

  6 Mar 08, 23:34

  Originally posted by jay_rocks:

  I don't really see the point of calling it Terminal 4 . Might as well say it's terminal 1, and it's just basically expanding t1.

  
  number game what... SG got 10 terminal sound bigger or 1 BIG Terminal?

• jay_rocks

  6 Mar 08, 23:38

  Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):

  
  number game what... SG got 10 terminal sound bigger or 1 BIG Terminal?

  Of cauz the bigger the number, the better. But they're just using their hands to slap themselves right in their face.  Just self-delusioning

• kenn3th

  6 Mar 08, 23:40

  By the time we know.

  there will be a space port.

• sinicker

  6 Mar 08, 23:41

  let's speculate where it is at!

• Xcert

  7 Mar 08, 00:10

  there is a difference between an airport terminal and an airport.

• kenizaton

  7 Mar 08, 01:26

  why so many terminals?..are we gonna get lost in the airport in future like maybe10 or 20 years ltr?..lol..

• seotiblizzard

  7 Mar 08, 03:29

  

• WinnieThePooh

  7 Mar 08, 06:17

  Originally posted by Xcert:

  there is a difference between an airport terminal and an airport.

  
  Changi Aiport contains Terminal 1, T2, T3, Budget Terminal (horrible name), and the premium terminal. These terminals are in the airport..

• Exige60

  7 Mar 08, 15:14

  Dunno how many terminals are there in the airport already and still want to build another airport...really crazy...if u want to improve then why close up the viewing gallery? Have you heard of an airport without a viewing gallery?

• alwaysdisturbed

  7 Mar 08, 15:19

  premium terminal? another sign this place is for the richs.

  soon the whole airport will be for richs. if you can't afford to use the airport its your business. theres the causeway. haha. j/k.