Feb 8, 2005
Budget terminal: Modest savings for airlines

Big-ticket costs won't differ. But savings enough to attract low-cost carriers
By Karamjit Kaur
Transport Correspondent

LOW-COST carriers using the new budget airline terminal, set to be completed at Changi Airport early next year, will not pay significantly less than airlines flying to the main terminals.

In an interview with The Straits Times last week, Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said big- ticket items like landing fees, security costs and ground-handling charges will be the same at all terminals.

'We charge the same landing fee for a particular type of aircraft regardless of whether it is flown by a low-cost carrier or by a full-service carrier,' he said. 'So it's very much a level playing field here.'

Savings will come from other areas.

'For example, the budget terminal will not have aerobridges (connecting the terminal building to the aircraft) and maybe some parts will be non-air-conditioned so the airlines save on air-conditioning charges,' said Mr Yeo. 'We won't be giving nice carpeting, so they save on that too.'

But in the context of a whole range of services provided by the airport, these are negligible.

Mr Yeo said: 'I would not expect the savings from a low-cost terminal to be very significant compared with Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.'

So why spend $45 million to build the new terminal?

Because the savings will still be significant enough to attract airlines like Tiger Airways.

So far, the Singapore Airlines-backed carrier is the only one that has committed to using the new terminal.

The other two Singapore-based budget airlines, Valuair and Jetstar Asia, are still considering.

So is Thai AirAsia, which flies here from Bangkok.

Airline charges for the new terminal have not been announced yet, but the passenger departure tax is likely to be $18 or less, compared to $21 now.

The new terminal is a key part of Singapore's plans to boost its status as an aviation hub, not only for full-service airlines but also for the budget carriers that have been emerging in the Asia-Pacific region over the last 18 months.

So far, more than 10 budget carriers have started up and several more are expected to do so in the coming months.

They already account for about 7 per cent of the total passenger traffic at Changi Airport and this percentage looks set to grow.

The new terminal will be able to handle 2.7 million passengers a year, about 10 per cent of the capability of Terminals 1 or 2.

Business Times - 24 Feb 2005

AirAsia targets KLIA's low-cost terminal as rival to S'pore

Despite losing the Subang bid, it will still work on the new terminal

By VEN SREENIVASAN

HAVING lost its bid to clinch Subang, AirAsia wants to make the proposed low-cost terminal in Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) into an efficient centre for low-cost travel to rival Singapore.

The Malaysian budget carrier said this in response to Malaysian Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy's remarks yesterday that the government would build a US$26 million terminal exclusively for low-cost airlines at the modern airport at Sepang.

The move was a big blow to AirAsia, which had lobbied hard for Subang to be reopened as a low-cost airport.

AirAsia's chief executive Tony Fernandes had insisted that his airline would enjoy cost savings of 30 per cent if it operates out of Subang.

But in a statement yesterday, Mr Fernandes said that despite losing the battle to get Subang, his budget carrier would work closely with Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) to develop the country's first dedicated low-cost terminal.

'We are pleased that Malaysia Airports have delivered a blue print of KLIA that will almost mimic Subang in KLIA, even down to the low-cost transport to the terminal. Although AirAsia did not get Subang, our staff should be proud of the recognition received, as the creation of a new terminal would primarily benefit AirAsia.'

Subang airport, which is barely 15 km from Kuala Lumpur's city centre, was Malaysia's main airport until 1998 when it was replaced as the country's leading international airport by KLIA, which is about 70 km from the city.

Mr Fernandes said Subang would now be a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre for AirAsia.

'AirAsia, who works closely with GE Engine Services Malaysia to maintain our aircraft engines, hopes to be able to contribute further to the development of the MRO to secure Malaysia as the leader in MRO and focus on strengthening its growth to rival Singapore.'

The KLIA low cost terminal is expected to be ready by the first half of 2006, shortly after Singapore's S$45 million low-cost terminal at Changi is ready during the first quarter of next year. So will it pose a serious threat to Singapore? Not really, said Shukor Yusof, aviation analyst at Standard & Poor's MarketScope. 'To be a serious threat, the parent airport has to be a serious contender in international aviation,' he said. 'KLIA still has some way to go before it can catch up with either Singapore or Bangkok.'

KLIA handled 20 million passengers last year - comprising a significant portion of domestic traffic - compared to more than 30 million international travellers handled at Changi.

But Malaysia's Transport Minister Mr Chan said that the decision to maintain KLIA for both legacy and low-cost carriers would enable Malaysia to counter competition from its two immediate neighbours.

'This is a strategic measure to ensure that the Malaysian aviation industry continues to achieve rapid growth and the government's decision to develop as a regional hub is achieved,' he said.

But Mr Fernandes disagrees. 'We firmly believe that Subang is the right choice to maintain Malaysia's huge lead in the LCC market over Singapore.'

Copyright © 2004 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. All rights reserved.

Low-cost terminals at KLIA and Changi to boost travel





By B.K. Sidhu




THE low-cost carriers terminals to be built in KL International Airport and Singapore's Changi Airport will be ready next year to facilitate the growth of budget travelling in the region.

Malaysia has decided to locate its dedicated terminal at the KL International Airport instead of the much-lobbied Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang. It is a big blow to AirAsia which had preferred the terminal at Subang, but the budget airline now “wants to focus its energies on making the new terminal the centre for low-cost travel in Asia.’’

The terminal will be KLIA's second, while for Singapore, it would be its fourth. Both countries will spend about RM100mil each on the terminals. Malaysia’s terminal will be able to handle 40 aircraft with quick aircraft turnaround of 20 minutes. It will be able to handle 10 million to 12 million passengers a year.

Changi will have a single storey building, able to cater to 2.7 million passengers a year. Tiger Airways has agreed to operate from the terminal. The low cost carrier (LCC) terminals are essential to the operational feasibility of budget airlines. That is why the governments are investing to help grow the budget travel markets. Cost is a major factor in budget travel and that is why the terminals are to be built by the governments to help carriers sustain cost effective operations. But there are other factors, one of which is punctuality as flight delays do not only incur LCCs additional expenses but also create problems for passengers on connecting flights.

“The turnaround times should be kept or otherwise it would knock into the next flight. So the pressure is really to keep flights on time. Thus far we have only cancelled two flights since we started operations. Economics of scale is vital in order to get the seat cost as low as possible,’’ he said.

To Jetstar Asia Airways chief operating officer Con Korfiatis, “reliability, on-time performance, safety, keeping cost low are core components to which the airline places high emphasis on.’’ Prices of seats differ and not all are at one price.






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AirAsia's executive director Kamaruddin Meranum









Many budget airlines also like to claim that they have landing rights to all sorts of destinations. Getting the rights to fly from the home country is only one part of the equation. The difficult part is getting the foreign country to approve the landing rights.

AirAsia’s Indonesian venture, PT Awair is in a limbo over its plans to fly from Jakarta to Singapore. Although PT Awair has submitted all documentation, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has yet to approve the right to land in Singapore.

AirAsia executive director Kamaruddin Meranun was reported to have said: “AWAIR will seek compensation from the Singapore government for blocking the Indonesia-based airline's flights to the city-state from Jakarta.’’

In an e-mail response to a query from StarBiz, CAAS said: “We have only been advised by Awair that the airline is still keen to operate to Singapore, even though Awair has publicly announced its decision to temporarily drop its plans for the Singapore-Jakarta route. We have not received any other notification from Awair. We have said before that in the interest of the travelling public, we have to ensure Awair has met all regulatory requirements before approval is granted. Since Awair submitted the documents to us, CAAS and Awair have been in constant contact. We have also said to them that we will inform them as soon as approval is granted.’’

Hmm....is the new terminal at KLIA going to look like the existing satellite terminal, or it wil be at another location?

Hmm....is the new terminal at KLIA going to look like the existing satellite terminal, or it wil be at another location?


Nope.....it isn't gonna be like the Satellite terminal......anyway they are building the second satellite terminal at the same time as well ;)

The badget terminal is gonna be located in between the Cargo complex and the present satellite terminal :)

Haha yeah...talk about coincidence....I came home, saw that news, and posted it thinking just how timely it was! :D

Construction update (16/3/05):

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Expected date of completion: Nov 2005

November 2005. Thats fast! 7 MONTHS!

November 2005. Thats fast! 7 MONTHS!

Yes.......they must make it fast since they want to open the terminal early 2006......:yes:

More pictures of construction(16/3/05):

Looking beyond the entrance to the construction
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Looking to the left......
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Some close-ups:

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A pano on how the area of construction looks like......:yes: (16/3/05):

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November 2005? They jolly well hurry up then! :D

yeap,must be a pain to be a construction-worker now if they want to make it until 2005 Nov:)

fast-tracking construction like that is bound to be expensive. I can imagine the costs incurred through overtime and the like...

I don't want that terminal to open yet... if I ever decide to take Tiger there, I want to land in the glitzy Changi, not the spartan one... :D

fast-tracking construction like that is bound to be expensive. I can imagine the costs incurred through overtime and the like...

I don't want that terminal to open yet... if I ever decide to take Tiger there, I want to land in the glitzy Changi, not the spartan one... :D

Then you'll have to come quick, because Tiger is using the budget terminal in the first quarter of 2006......:yes:

fast-tracking construction like that is bound to be expensive. I can imagine the costs incurred through overtime and the like...

I don't want that terminal to open yet... if I ever decide to take Tiger there, I want to land in the glitzy Changi, not the spartan one... :D
Haha...just your luck. Hope that Valuair flies to Manila next then! :D

Construction update(12/4/05) :

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04 May 2005

Search on for name for Changi Airport's new low-cost terminal

SINGAPORE : The search is now on for a name for the new low-cost terminal at Changi Airport.

The site for the terminal was launched on Wednesday by Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong.

To be ready in about a year, it will serve the growing demand for low-cost travel into and out of Singapore.

Mr Yeo says the low-cost sector is seeing strong growth and the potential in Asia is tremendous.

Budget travel in Asia now comprises only 5 percent of the intra-regional market, compared to 10 percent in Europe, 25 percent in the US and 40 percent in Australia.

But with ASEAN's 500 million people, and 2.3 billion more in China and India, intra-Asian air travel may one day overtake even the US.

In Singapore, Mr Yeo says that as at May 1, low cost carriers operate 175 weekly services to 15 cities, up from 70 weekly services in just six months.

This accounts for about 7 percent of Changi's flights, with this phenomenal growth achieved in just one year.

But low-cost carriers still face many challenges in Asia because the operating environment in Asia is vastly different from that of the US or Europe.

First, many Asian cities do not have secondary airports for low-cost carriers.

Second, low Internet penetration means low-cost carriers have to provide call centres and rely on travel agencies, thereby increasing costs.

Third is the regulatory environment.

While some Asian countries have liberalised their aviation markets, most are still very protective of their air rights.

Notwithstanding these factors, Mr Yeo says the low-cost carrier phenomenon is here to stay.

Singapore has studied the developments elsewhere and looks forward to the significant multiplier effects that increased tourism will have on its economy.

It will continue to actively liberalise its Air Services Agreements with other countries, both through bilateral negotiations, as well as through multi-lateral frameworks.

And it welcomes all airlines to operate from Changi -- both low-cost and full service carriers. - CNA /ct

Copyright © 2005 MCN International Pte Ltd

NEW TERMINAL: This is an illustration of the upcoming low-cost terminal transit area that is being built at Changi Airport. Singapore's low-cost airlines now account for seven per cent of all flights out of the airport. -- AFP

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May 5, 2005
Keeping it simple at budget terminal
Non-confusing layout to prevent passengers getting lost, and no frills to keep operators' costs down

By Goh Chin Lian

PASSENGERS flying low-cost carriers will be told their flight's gate number at the new budget airline terminal just 30 minutes before boarding, to prevent a rush for the best seats.

It is one of the precautions the planning team of 15 aviation officials will introduce after studying airport terminals for budget carriers in Europe.

They have also eliminated the turns within the departure and arrival halls to make sure passengers do not get lost between the security counter and the boarding gate.

Yesterday, Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said that low-cost carriers want simple operations which allow passengers to get on and off planes quickly.

With this in mind, those designing the $45 million terminal - next to Singapore's In-flight Catering Centre 1 in Changi - had to 'fundamentally review' the way an airport is run. This is to ensure that Singapore does not go 'too far beyond' providing basic amenities for passenger comfort.

He made the point yesterday when the design of the new terminal was unveiled.

These airlines' operating costs will be at least about a quarter cheaper than at Changi Airport's other terminals, he told reporters later.

Costs were trimmed, he explained, by cutting out the plasma TVs and plush chairs in the waiting area, which are a feature at Terminals 1 and 2.

There will also be no seats in the boarding area, apart from a few for the handicapped and the elderly.

Arriving passengers will not have escalators or travellators either.

However, most of the one-storey terminal, about the size of three football fields, will be air-conditioned.

About a tenth of it - 3,000 sq m or so - will be set aside for money changers, duty-free shops and outlets offering fast food.

Work on the terminal started earlier this year and is expected to be finished early next year. It will be able to handle about 2.7 million passengers annually.

Copyright © 2005 Singapore Press Holdings. All rights reserved.

TOULOUSE: Airbus’ giant A380 airliner took off yesterday for its second test flight, drawing a considerably smaller crowd than for its debut last week.
Hundreds of onlookers flocked to Blagnac airport, near the southwestern city of Toulouse, to watch the world’s largest passenger plane zoom skyward at about 2:30 p.m. local time (1230 GMT).
For the double-decker plane’s maiden flight last week, more than 30,000 spectators congregated at the same airport, according to police.
n SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) said yesterday it had been notified by European aircraft maker Airbus of a delay in the delivery of the A380 superjumbo jetliner.“We have been notified by Airbus of a delay and are working with them to minimise it. We are still working toward an entry into commercial service in the second half of 2006,” the spokesman said.
An airline spokesman would not give the reason for the delay or any other details.
SIA, one of the world’s most profitable airlines, is set to be the first carrier worldwide to fly the double-decker A380, billed as the biggest airliner ever built.
SIA chief executive Chew Choon Seng said last year the airline hoped to start flying the plane in April 2006.
Chew has also said that while the A380 can accommodate more than 550 passengers, SIA will configure it to seat less than 500 people to provide for space and other luxuries on board.
SIA has ordered 10 A380 aircraft, with an option to buy an additional 15. The aircraft has a price tag of about $275 million.
n Sydney: The advent of the massive twin-deck Airbus A380 passenger jet will cut the cost of international travel, the head of Australia’s Qantas airline said yesterday.
Qantas chairwoman Margaret Jackson said the first of a dozen A380s would arrive in Australia in October 2006.
“There’s a shift in the whole economics of international travel with the A380 because you are lowering your total seat/mile cost, so there will be pressure to reduce prices - and that’s going to be good for the travelling public and good for tourism,” she said. – A

Business Times - 05 May 2005

S'pore low-cost terminal open to all carriers

It will not be exclusive to LCCs, users can cut their operating costs by 25%

By VEN SREENIVASAN

SINGAPORE'S low-cost airline terminal (LCT) will be open to both budget and full-service carriers. And operators that use the terminal can cut their parking and other charges by 25 per cent, Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said yesterday.

Visting the site at Changi, Mr Yeo told reporters the $45 million LCT is primarily intended for budget carriers, but anyone is welcome to use it. 'We do not discriminate against them,' he joked.

The move will be welcomed by the International Air Transport Association, whose director-general Giovanni Bisignani has been pushing for lower airport charges and fees for the association's 271 member airlines worldwide.

Yesterday's event was organised by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) to give visitors, including airline officials and media, a sneak preview of what the LCT will look like. When it is ready by year-end, the 25,000 sq ft terminal will be able to handle about 2.7 million passengers a year and will have parking space for six single-aisle aircraft .

The facility - about the size of three football fields, or a twelfth of Changi Airport's Terminal 1 - will have separate arrival and departure halls with their own duty-free retail outlets. Some $24 million of the overall cost will be spent on the single-story terminal building.

So far, only Tiger Airways has committed itself to using the LCT. But CAAS seems confident that other airlines will do so once the facility becomes operational early next year.

The three ground-services companies at Changi - Singapore Airport Terminal Services, Changi International Airport Services and Swissport - will also operate at the LCT.

Mr Yeo said yesterday that LCCs now operate 175 weekly services to 15 cities from Changi and account for 7 per cent of the airport's traffic.

'The potential for growth is tremendous,' he said. 'Budget travel in Asia is still in its infancy, comprising 5 per cent of the intra-regional market, as opposed to 10 per cent in Europe, 25 per cent in the US and 40 per cent in Australia. And the vast proportion of Asean's 500 million people have never flown before, presenting a large potential pool of air travellers. If we add the combined population of 2.3 billion in China and India, there is an exciting possibility that intra-Asian air travel will one day overtake even the US.'

Separately, Singapore Airlines affiliate Tiger Airways said yesterday it is seeking routes to India. Its chief executive Tony Davis told BT the airline has applied for Extended Twin Engine Operations (Etops) certification so it can fly to India. Etops allows twin-engine planes to travel long distances over stretches of water or large uninhabited land masses where there are no airports nearby.

Copyright © 2005 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. All rights reserved.

Renderings on Lianhe Zaobao(5/5/05):

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Business Times - 05 May 2005

S'pore low-cost terminal open to all carriers

It will not be exclusive to LCCs, users can cut their operating costs by 25%
Interesting stuff.....let me see if SIA does the move. :D

Interesting stuff.....let me see if SIA does the move. :D

Unlikely........:lol:

But I wonder which full service carrier would make the move?? :?

Hmm.....I got a feeling those smallish users such as Xiamen Airlines, and Air Zimbabwe will be the first to move? :D But it might actually cause their loads to drop siah. Who would want to transit via a terminal like this if they have a better choice with another airline/airport?

@ which part of Changi will the LCC b located? the illustration looks good, though.

@ which part of Changi will the LCC b located? the illustration looks good, though.

Here's the location......:)

Location map on the Chinese press(Lianhe Zaobao):

The red portion at the lower left is where the budget terminal is located( on the right is Changi T2, T1 and T3 (anticlockwise))
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i cannot comprehend kanji characters la fren.. but i can go-figure with ur description la.

but what is that white thing denotes? is that T3? shud b la kan?

i cannot comprehend kanji characters la fren.. but i can go-figure with ur description la.

but what is that white thing denotes? is that T3? shud b la kan?

Yes.....the white thing is T3.......:yes:

Singapore's very own Low Cost Terminal is coming your way in early 2006

Come early 2006, travellers can look forward to Singapore's new low cost
terminal. This new low cost terminal developed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) caters specially to low cost carriers and budget
travellers. The new terminal is part of CAAS' continuous effort to grow
Singapore into an aviation hub by facilitating operations of all airlines,
including budget airlines.

This new terminal is designed to provide functional and basic service
primarily for frequent business travellers, frequent leisure travellers and
new travellers visiting Singapore. Despite the no frills, low costs concept
of the terminal, the infrastructure and quality of the terminal will be
comparable to Terminal 1 and 2. The colourful design and vibrant ambience
of the new terminal will definitely create a great new experience for its
passengers.

Arriving and Departing

The new terminal will consist of two adjacent single-storey buildings
connected via link ways. Arrivals and Departures will be processed in
separate blocks. Departing passengers will check in for their flights, clear
departure immigration, security screening and wait at one of the six
boarding areas in the departure building before walking about 15m to 20m to
the aircraft. Arriving passengers will walk from the aircraft to the arrival
building via a link way, where they will clear arrival immigration before
collecting their baggage.

Shops, Restaurants & Services

Passengers can expect the same convenience services available at the new low
cost terminal such as money changers, duty-free shopping and restaurants.
Moreover there will also be a shuttle service ferrying travellers to and fro the
existing terminals at Changi Airport.

The key difference between the new low-cost terminal and Changi's other
terminals is that it will not have any aerobridges, thus lowering the
charges for the airlines. This translates into cost savings off the service
charge benefiting the passengers.

Below is an illustrative impression of what you can expect from the LCT.

Departure Block Exterior

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The drop-off kerbside and traffic light road crossing will be designed with handicap-friendly features. The traffic light will facilitate movement of passengers between the departure block, car park and bus stop. The departure block façade will be designed to allow some infusion of natural light to brighten up the check-in area.

Restricted Area (Shopping/ F&B facilities)

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Interesting shops and F&B outlets will line the main access into the restricted area. The colour scheme for wall, floor, ceiling and column finishes will be carefully chosen to express the cheerfulness and relaxing ambience of the terminal. Building services such as air-con ducts will be concealed so as not to mar the aesthetics of the shopping and F&B areas.

Passenger Boarding Zone and Arrival Corridor

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Arriving passengers will need to walk up the ramp and along a naturally ventilated corridor on the mezzanine floor to reach the arrival block where they would go through immigration before collecting their baggage. The area below the mezzanine corridor is the passenger boarding zone where departing passengers would queue in line to wait for boarding. Some seats are provided but only intended for use by handicapped or elderly passengers.

Boarding

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The terminal will not have aerobridges. Passengers will walk on the tarmac to access the aircraft parked on the apron fronting the Low Cost Terminal (LCT). The distance from the passenger boarding zone to the first door of an aircraft parked on the LCT apron is around 15-20cm.

Public Transportation

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Travellers will have a variety of public transport modes to choose from when they arrive at the Low Cost Terminal (taxi, maxi-cab, public bus and shuttle bus). Access to these public transportation facilities are conveniently located within 5-minute walking distance from the Greeters' Hall.

Arrival Block Exterior

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The arrival kerbside driveway is designed to be recessed from the main road serving the LCC terminal to avoid having vehicles picking up arrival passengers blocking the flow of departure kerbside road traffic. Like the departure block, the arrival block façade will also be designed to allow natural light to illuminate the building.

Restricted Area (Shopping / F&B facilities)

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The exciting mix of shopping and F&B facilities provided in the restricted area will pre-occupy the passengers until it is time for boarding. Passengers will access their respective gates in the passenger boarding zone through a prominently located entrance visible from anywhere in the restricted area.

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^whats with all the colours?

c'mon...........
just b cos it's low budget doesnt mean that it has to be tasteless.........
too many colors............

We shall see just how colourful it is in less than 10 months......:yes:

The location of the terminal (from changi website)

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can't wait for the budget terminal to be ready. The airport tax and misc charges are more expensive than the air ticket. Paid S$240 in total for a return trip to HK on JetStar Asia.

can't wait for the budget terminal to be ready. The airport tax and misc charges are more expensive than the air ticket. Paid S$240 in total for a return trip to HK on JetStar Asia.

Thats provided Jetstar Asia uses the budget terminal.....so far only Tiger has promised to use it.....:yes:

I think S$240 is quite cheap already......At least 30-40% cheaper than previous.....:yes:

28 May 2005 (Picture by Rafflescity)

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