Monday, May 9, 2016

CHANGI AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL SINGAPORE




From the window of the plane looked long building stood firm preparing to pick up the arrival of passengers to transit or end a trip. The building is so large with high niches unattainable, so that the passenger feels himself to be too small when it was in it. Easily found at one end of the building, where the other end? Step foot too short to connect one end to the other end. However, no matter how one feels so small and underpowered to step on every inch of the floor. So when the feeling of a foot to the arrival of Changi Airport International Songapore was amazed.

Upon entering such a broad niche, width, and height, then looked variety of beautiful flowers blooming, sparkling glass, pool, carpet large extend, passing passengers and officers in the amount not count unknown faces. Behold, a row of cafeterias serving a variety of culinary, shopping complex which offers a variety of goods from souvenirs, pearls, gold, clothes, shoes, handbags, computer equipment, electronic equipment, cars and even porsce. Nothing that can not be obtained at this airport, everything available. This service as long maha mall shoppers are willing to indulge with all items offered.

Changi Airport was so impressive, having the presence of "mall" there is also a swimming pool on the roof, a large cactus garden and an outdoor bar. In addition to the "mall", a pool, a cactus garden and an open bar are no other facilities to pamper passengers while waiting for hours flight arrivals. Is a free foot massage with machining facilities, not humans, browse the internet free of charge, a couch to lie down, place of worship, baby care room, traveling at the airport, go to the movies for free, enjoy the Butterfly Garden and Sun Flower Garden, play Be Changi Millionaire, watching television, snooze loung - free beds transit passengers, free tour around Singapore for those who have time 5-7 hours. Daytime tour is a Heritage Tour, while the evenings are City Lights Tour. Changi Airport facility so complete that transit passengers do not have to experience boredom when it had to wait for hours in international flights.

Singapore Changi Airport is an international airport that serves Singapore. A major aviation hub in Southeast Asia, located 17.2 km - 10.7 miles northeast of the commercial center in Changi with an area of ​​13 square kilometers --3,200 hektar--. Airport, operated by Changi Airport Group which is the home base of Singapore Airlines, Singapore Airlines Cargo, SilkAir, AirAsia, Scoot, Tiger Airways, Jetstar Asia Airways and Valuair. In May 2013, Changi Airport serves more than 100 airlines that operate with 6,400 weekly flights connecting Singapore to over 250 cities around and 60 countries worldwide.

Changi Airport was opened on December 29, 1981, the construction of airports as a solution, the reason density at Paya Lebar Airport which is the third airport in Singapore after Kallang Airport and Seletar Airport. The expansion of the airport at Paya Lebar not approved, because the position of airports in urban areas, low busyness will disrupt community life. Changi Airport as an alternative, because at the end of the island, the expansion can be done with reclamation, and the aircraft will fly across the ocean, not to cause noise in residential areas.

In 2004, the number of passengers at Changi recorded 30.4 million people, cargo serviced by 1.78 million tons. As a cargo airport Changi ranks ninth. In 2005, Changi Airport holds 32.43 million passengers, an increase of 7% from the previous year. With the number of passengers continues to rise above 35 million per year Changi including the 20 busiest airports in the world and 6th in Asia. As a cargo airport Changi ranks ninth. Funds amounting to S $ 1.75 billion has been spent on the construction of Terminal 3, and the funding of S $ 240 million had been prepared to renovate Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. This year, Changi Airport has managed to make two new terminals, namely CIP Terminal, named Jet Quay and the Budget Terminal. Singapore Changi International Airport won the award Airport of the Year 2006 by Skytrax. This service beat rival tight, Hong Kong International Airport, an award-winning 5 times in a row, from 2001-2005, at which time Singapore's Changi Airport just managed to be runner-up.

Singapore Changi Airport International Airport has three passenger terminals with a total annual capacity of 66 million passengers. Terminal 1 opened in 1981, followed by 1990 Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 in 2008. Terminal 4 is also in the process on March 26, 2006 and ending on 25 September 2012. Plans 4 Changi terminal will be completed in 2017. In 2013, the airport handles 53.1 million passengers, an increase of 5% over the previous year. This puts Changi Airport terminal became the fifth busiest airport by international passenger traffic in the world and the second busiest in Asia by international passenger traffic in 2012. The airport recorded up to 40.92 million passengers in 2012, growth of 8.6% a year -to-year. Saturday, December 21, 2013 before Christmas, Changi Airport were damaged, 191 800 passengers during the 24-hour delay. The incident is the worst record in the history of Changi Airport's air service. In addition to being a passenger airport, Changi Airport also got the tittle of the busiest cargo airport in the world by handling 1.85 million tons of cargo in 2013.

BandaraChangi won more than 430 awards since 1981, including 30 awards categories 'Best' 2012. increasingly older age cause Changi Airport often renovate the building regularly. Singapore Changi International Airport currently has three terminals, T1, T2, and T3, with total annual handling capacity of 66 million. Terminals 1, 2, and 3 are directly connected via the Monorail People Mover System, passengers are free to move between terminals without going through immigration. Transport within and between these three terminals is provided by people movers and the skytrain system, though you can also walk between terminals.

Until March 30, 2013, Changi become secondary liaison Qantas, which is used Singapore as a major transit point for flights on the Kangaroo Route between Australia and Europe. Qantas is the largest foreign airline, with more than two million passengers per year. Changi Airport Terminal important for the economy of Singapore, more than 28,000 people working in airports, accounted for more than S $ 4.5 billion in revenue.

Let’s come to Changi Airport International Singapore ....


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