Shoppers at Orchard Road were today greeted by an astonishing sight of four aerialists perched on four-metre high poles performing to the beat of classical music. The performance was choreographed to precision by Strange Fruit, a world-renowned Australian performing arts company which brought further excitement of being a ‘Changi Millionaire’ to the heart of Orchard Road, at Ngee Ann City.
Singapore Changi Airport today unveiled Ms Lira Wilson, a 47-year-old Filipina working in Melbourne, Australia as the first and May finalist for its ‘Be a Changi Millionaire’ shopping promotion this year. The inaugural Changi Millionaire Draw, which was held in January this year, had six finalists – all men.
Changi Airport will welcome the arrival of Taiwanese carrier TransAsia Airways to Singapore, with the airline’s commencement of a daily Taipei-Singapore service. Including TransAsia Airways, six carriers will operate a total of 60 weekly services linking Singapore to Taipei. The others are Taiwan’s China Airlines and Eva Air, and Singapore-based Jetstar Asia, Singapore Airlines and Tiger Airways.
Singapore Changi Airport handled 3.77 million passenger movements in May 2011, an 11.3% increase compared to May 2010. Aircraft movements during the month totalled 24,994, a 12.8% increase year-on-year, and an all-time monthly record for Changi Airport.
Singapore Changi Airport today welcomed the arrival of Finnair to Singapore. Finnair will operate daily non-stop flights between Singapore and Helsinki, Changi’s first new European route since the launch of Lufthansa’s Singapore-Munich service in June 2008.
Airport visitors and passengers can now experience a whole new level of fun this June school holidays with two new child-friendly facilities - a new dynamic indoor playground and a bouncing giant inflatable playground!
Singapore Changi Airport registered 13.7% growth in passenger traffic for the month of April 2011, with more than 3.73 million passenger movements registered. The growth in passenger traffic was in line with a 13.9% increase in aircraft movements to 24,270 flights.
In conjunction with Changi Airport’s 30th anniversary, the Changi Airport Group (CAG), together with Visa, is launching in May 2011, two of its most exciting shopping promotions ever – the ‘Be a Changi Millionaire’ draw's second run and ‘Fabulous Fridays’, a shopping programme which features weekly deals at incredibly discounted prices.
Passenger traffic at Singapore Changi Airport rose 7.5% year-on-year to 3.71 million in March 2011. This was despite declines of 9.6% and 5.0% respectively for passenger movements between Singapore and Tokyo and Japan respectively.
Changi Airport Group (CAG) and the Henan Civil Aviation Development and Construction Committee (HCADCC) today marked a significant milestone in their cooperation as the inaugural flight connecting Zhengzhou to Singapore arrived at Changi Airport Terminal 1 this afternoon.
As part of its efforts to raise awareness about the environment and climate change, Changi Airport Group (CAG) will participate in Earth Hour 2011 for the third consecutive year and pledge its support to the global sustainability movement.
Singapore Changi Airport registered 3.39 million passenger movements in February 2011, up 9.1% compared to a year ago. Passenger traffic was boosted by strong travel demand over the Lunar New Year holiday which this year was spread over a long weekend. Southeast and Northeast Asia continued to be the growth drivers, with traffic to these regions increasing by double digits.