Following the suspension of operations in Terminal 2, Changi Airport’s terminal operations will be consolidated further to optimise resources in tandem with the sharp decline in flight movements because of the global Covid-19 pandemic. This move will enable Changi Airport Group and its airport partners to continue to save on running costs such as utilities and cleaning.
Singapore Changi Airport was voted by customers as the World's Best Airport for the eighth consecutive time at the 2020 World Airport Awards. Singapore Changi Airport also took the awards for the World’s Best Airport Leisure Amenities and the Best Airport in Asia.
Singapore Changi Airport handled 1.65 million passenger movements in March 2020, a decrease of 70.7% compared to the same period last year. Aircraft movements declined by 49.9% to 16,200 landings and takeoffs, while airfreight throughput dropped 19.1% to 149,000 tonnes for the month.
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Changi Airport Group (CAG) announced today that in view of the steep decline in passenger traffic and the likelihood that air travel demand will not return to pre-Covid-19 levels in the near term, terminal operations at Changi Airport will be consolidated.
Changi Airport Group’s (CAG) philanthropic arm, Changi Foundation, has donated 650 litres of a self-disinfecting coating to all 16 town councils in Singapore. This coating, named sdst, has been applied on frequently-touched surfaces in Changi Airport. It has now been used on about 1.5 million lift buttons in Singapore’s 26,000 HDB lifts.
Singapore Changi Airport handled 3.45 million passenger movements in February 2020, a decrease of 32.8% compared to the same period last year.
Changi Airport Group (CAG) and the National Heritage Board (NHB) announced today that one of the two remaining iconic analogue flight information display boards at Changi Airport Terminal 2, which was retired earlier in the month, will be donated to NHB to form part of Singapore’s National Collection.
Update on indicators for first half of February
Retail, food & beverage (F&B) and service concessionaires at Changi Airport will receive rental assistance under the Singapore Budget 2020 Stabilisation and Support Package (SSP) for the aviation sector.
Changi Airport is an important gateway connecting Singapore to the world, facilitating the movement of people and goods. Hence, it is vital for Changi Airport to remain operational at all times, even with the evolving COVID-19 situation worldwide.
Changi Airport Group today welcomed the announcement by Russian carrier Aeroflot of its plans to launch non-stop services between Singapore and Moscow (Sheremetyevo) from 25 October 2020, Changi’s first link to the airport.