CHANGI AIRPORT / Terminal 3 - Page 24

ddes · July 30th, 2007, 04:31 PM

Terminal 3 so upmarket and premium while Budget Terminal simple and no frills. Extremes of Changi...

RafflesCity · August 7th, 2007, 08:18 AM

Airport hotel to target MICE visitors

7 Aug 07

Crowne Plaza Changi to open next April, expects 65-75% occupancy

AIRPORT hotels normally cater to transit and transient travellers, but the upcoming Crowne Plaza Changi Airport is casting its net wider. The US$60 million hotel plans to aggressively target the corporate and meetings incentives, conventions & exhibitions (MICE) traveller segments.

The 320-room hotel at Terminal 3 will start operations in April 2008, said Mark Winterton, the hotel's newly-appointed general manager. Crowne Plaza is one of the brands managed by UK hospitality group InterContinental Hotels.

'Our key markets will be the MICE, corporate and leisure travellers,' Mr Winterton told BT in an interview. 'But just by the nature of the location, we will also pick up the transit business.'

He does not see the location as being a hindrance to drawing MICE travellers. The hotel itself has facilities to host events for up to 250 people in its ballroom.

Mr Winterton said that the average room rate at the four-star Crowne Plaza will be 'over $200'. He predicts that the hotel will see an occupancy rate of 65-75 per cent next year - and it will only get better.

The hotel has already started marketing itself as a location for MICE events abroad, and so far, the response has been 'very good', Mr Winterton said.

In 2008, nearly 45 per cent of the hotel's guests are likely to be corporate and MICE visitors, he said. Another 15 per cent of the guests are expected to be drawn from the transit crowd. The rest will be made up of leisure travellers, among others.

The hotel, which was designed by local architecture firm Woha Designs, is conceptualised as a uniquely Singaporean - tropical and Asian - environment.

The hotel's interior will use open walkways and outdoor gardens to create what it says will be a 'balmy tropical ambience'.

The reception and lobby area on the first floor will be linked to Terminal 3's arrival hall. Guests will also be able to conveniently reach Terminals 1 and 2 through a 'people mover' system that will link all three passenger terminals.

By UMA SHANKARI

kurakura · August 8th, 2007, 07:08 AM

is this the only hotel being built? i tot theres another one?

RafflesCity · August 8th, 2007, 12:07 PM

I think thats the only full stand-alone hotel to be integrated with the airport...

RafflesCity · August 17th, 2007, 03:18 AM

Nine airlines keen to move to Changi's T3

17 Aug 07

But nothing is final yet as landlord CAAS reviews carriers' requests to move to biggest terminal

NINE airlines have said that they are keen to operate out of Changi Airport's Terminal 3 (T3), which opens on Jan 9.
Apart from Singapore Airlines (SIA), the other carriers that indicated - by the July 31 deadline - that they were keen to move are Lufthansa, United Airlines, Jet Airways, Air China, Qatar Airways, All Nippon Airways, Korean Air and Asiana Airlines.

Nothing is cast in stone yet and who goes where will be ultimately decided by the landlord - the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS).

Some of the airlines also stressed that they will sign on the dotted line only if they are satisfied with the final offer made by the CAAS.

In the end, how many tenants the new facility can accommodate will depend on the size of their operations and how much office space they require.

Some airlines may also be keen to take up extra space for passenger lounges.

T2, where SIA and sister airline SilkAir are currently based, for example, has a total of just 12 tenants, compared to T1, where more than 50 carriers are housed.

Airlines have already been told that rental rates at T3 will be about 10per cent higher than at the two existing terminals, where tenants pay up to $65 per sqm.

But those who move will enjoy a six-month rent waiver.

A CAAS spokesman told The Straits Times that airlines' requests are being looked at.

She said: 'CAAS has received confirmation of interest to shift terminals from several airlines.

'Based on the main objective of spreading usage across all three terminals, we are reviewing the airlines' requests and will work with each airline to facilitate their shift to the respective terminals.'

T3 is Changi's biggest terminal, at 380,000sqm. T2 ranks second at 358,000sqm, with T1 coming in at just over 280,000sqm.

T3's anchor tenant will be SIA, which plans to move more than half its operations from T2, where it is currently housed.

Passengers who have to move between terminals to catch connecting flights can transfer via the airport's new light rail system that will take passengers between T2 and T3 in three minutes.

Moving to the new facility makes sense for Jet Airways, said Mr Jeffrey Oh, regional vice-president (South-east Asia) of the Indian private carrier which currently flies out of Singapore to New Delhi and Mumbai.

The airline currently operates out of T1 but will gladly move to T3, he said, adding: 'This is a new terminal with new facilities and we are a new-age carrier, so we are quite happy to take up the opportunity to move.'

United's Singapore general manager, Mr Laurence Chin, said it is about pleasing the customer.

'T3 is being positioned as a premium terminal, which is in line with the clientele we serve.

'At the end of the day, it is about what our customers want and where we want to position our company. So it is also about branding.'

By Karamjit Kaur, Aviation Correspondent

ignoramus · August 17th, 2007, 02:15 PM

What a jewel.

I like airport terminals which look modern so it doesnt feel like you are stuck in the past, and yet don't overdo it to the extent of being sterile (imagine departing from a white airport terminal, that such a depressing clinical way to depart for a vacation).

RafflesCity · August 17th, 2007, 02:34 PM

Clinical airport terminals are boring. All you hear are the harsh sounds of footsteps echoing as you arrive in a new city. It can sometimes be depressing.

The arrival impression is very important IMO.

heirloom · August 17th, 2007, 05:43 PM

i beg to differ with regards to clinical terminals. but i haven't seen one yet. i imagine they'd be like museums. click click click of high heels and soft chatter - all very sexy.

Quote:

United's Singapore general manager, Mr Laurence Chin, said it is about pleasing the customer.

'T3 is being positioned as a premium terminal, which is in line with the clientele we serve.

'At the end of the day, it is about what our customers want and where we want to position our company. So it is also about branding.'

haha that's a lie! but i vote star alliance airlines and united airlines mileage partner airlines for t3 occupants

terminal 2 can go to one world, and the rest of the non allianced crowd can just be dumped at t1.

spikeshamz · August 17th, 2007, 06:19 PM

I do hope that SQ will be doing a magnifique SIA lounge at the airport such as the virgn quantas lounge.

ddes · August 18th, 2007, 06:51 AM

So Terminal 3 will in fact, be a Star Alliance terminal.

Star Alliance in Singapore:

Terminal 3 confirmed user: Singapore Airlines
Terminal 3 prospective users: Air China, ANA, Asiana, Lufthansa, United

Non- Star Terminal 3 prospective users: Korean Air, Qatar Airways, Jet Airways (prospective Star)

The rest of Star airlines not using T3: Swiss Airlines, Thai Airways, Air India (prospective)

Hahas. I know it is too early to talk about this but at the time Terminal 2 was built, there were plans for Terminal 3 already. So, any plans for further expansion soon? Ie: Terminal 4.

Nov · August 19th, 2007, 05:00 PM

There are already plans for Terminal 4 and Terminal 5 to be built on the reclaimed land to the west.

Also, I'm going to guess Emirates and Qantas will have to use T3 when they switch their operations through Singapore to A380s.

JediAlf · August 19th, 2007, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ddarkdom

So, any plans for further expansion soon? Ie: Terminal 4.

Terminal 4 - yes. Undergoing planning now. There is already PMS station aside for connection to Terminal 4.... from Terminal 2.

Extract from http://www.leaelliott.com/Informatio...20Sugimoto.pdf

"Future
Possible future expansions of the PMS include: a 2-station (Station F and a new station) single lane shuttle of about 500 m in length serving the southside of Terminal 2, and a 4- station dual lane shuttle of about 1400 m to serve a future Terminal 4. The Contractor must plan for such possible expansions in the CCF/SCF, however, the PDS and M&SF for these expansions will be independent. "

JediAlf · August 19th, 2007, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nov

Also, I'm going to guess Emirates and Qantas will have to use T3 when they switch their operations through Singapore to A380s.

Not necessary. Terminal 1 and 2 already have gates modified to handle A380 - total 11, apart from 8 A380 gates at Terminal 3. In total, 19 gates will be ready to handle A380 jets at Changi. When A380 jet first landed at Changi, it went straight to the gate of Terminal 2 with all 3 aerobridges connecting to it, (two to lower decker of jet and another one to upper deck).

So Qantas and Emirates can continue to operate from existing Terminal 1. They also have options to move to either Terminal 2 or 3.

ddes · August 20th, 2007, 12:30 PM

The Airbus A380 does not really need 3 aerobridges, although it would be the best if it was docked at a gate with 3 aerobridges.

Besides, A380s in the world carrying only 450-500 passengers only, it is still less than past ANA's and Japan Airlines' B747-400Ds, which carried around 524 all Economy and Tokyo's Haneda Airport still handled them fine with 2 aerobridges.

Actually, I was talking about models and plans of Terminal 4, what it would look like. I remembered going to this exhibition about the future of Singapore last time in the former World Trade Center and they showed exactly what T2 was going to look like with its finger piers and Terminal 3 with its signature shape and gates, together with its interior for an expected opening in 2006!

Hahas. Nostalgia. Interestingly, it was that exhibition which got me interested in trains, planes and all these stuff.

blizzardtweaker · August 20th, 2007, 02:00 PM

wow, T4 and 5... i think it is at least 20years away (maybe never?) at the moment it seems difficult as it is to fill T3. besides they want also want to hold this off for as long as possible, since the newly built Changi East Airbase is where T4/5 is suppose to be.

oh and heres a suggestion for what they should do with the coast of the airbase/ future airport.
Option 1:
Move all shipping operations to be beside the new airport, that way we can have an airport/seaport/spaceport terminal all within walking distance. It would also be gd for quick transfer of cargo between freighters and container ships and would free up tanjong pagar and brani so we can have our new extended downtown!! (from MB to harbourfront w/o the harbour)

Option2:

pristine beaches by the airport extended from changi beach (I kinda like this one better)

kurakura · August 22nd, 2007, 06:20 AM

st maartens?

JediAlf · August 24th, 2007, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ddarkdom

The Airbus A380 does not really need 3 aerobridges, although it would be the best if it was docked at a gate with 3 aerobridges.

Besides, A380s in the world carrying only 450-500 passengers only, it is still less than past ANA's and Japan Airlines' B747-400Ds, which carried around 524 all Economy and Tokyo's Haneda Airport still handled them fine with 2 aerobridges.

Actually, I was talking about models and plans of Terminal 4, what it would look like. I remembered going to this exhibition about the future of Singapore last time in the former World Trade Center and they showed exactly what T2 was going to look like with its finger piers and Terminal 3 with its signature shape and gates, together with its interior for an expected opening in 2006!

Hahas. Nostalgia. Interestingly, it was that exhibition which got me interested in trains, planes and all these stuff.

A380's capacity can handle 555 passengers in 3 classes and up to 800 in one class.

ANA and Japan Airlines uses same type that many airlines use Boeing 747-400. Just that both Japanese airlines have requested to Boeing to make planes that can seat more than 400 passengers on B747-400.

It is up to airlines to configurate the seatings. SIA decides to use less for A380 to bring comfortable level higher.

3 aerobridges are required to unload the whole A380 that has over 500 passengers in a faster time. So that the A380 can re-load the passengers in the same time as what Boeing 747-400 normally does.

Never assume...

JediAlf · August 24th, 2007, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blizzardtweaker

wow, T4 and 5... i think it is at least 20years away (maybe never?) at the moment it seems difficult as it is to fill T3. besides they want also want to hold this off for as long as possible, since the newly built Changi East Airbase is where T4/5 is suppose to be.

oh and heres a suggestion for what they should do with the coast of the airbase/ future airport.
Option 1:
Move all shipping operations to be beside the new airport, that way we can have an airport/seaport/spaceport terminal all within walking distance. It would also be gd for quick transfer of cargo between freighters and container ships and would free up tanjong pagar and brani so we can have our new extended downtown!! (from MB to harbourfront w/o the harbour)

Option2:
pristine beaches by the airport extended from changi beach (I kinda like this one better)

Not necessary.

The land reclaimed off Changi is so massive that it has space for terminal 4 and 5 already. Changi Air Base is just on the left of the 3rd runway which will be eventually extended to the same length of existing two 4km runways for civilian planes.

In fact, ALL gates of both terminals in the night were full during peak hours. I had to walk down the stairs when I was on night flight on MAS from KL to Singapore.

You can see second runway visible. The third runway is also visible behind the patches of trees (site of future Terminal 4 and 5). You can judge the size of Terminal 2 and 3 and put them on this site filled with visible trees. BIG enough!

First runway is just below the Terminal 3 - this is where the photographer snapped the photo while his plane took off.

Btw do look at 3 aerobridges at Terminal 3!

You can see the coast is miles away....

Here is the photo captured in 2004. You can see Changi East Air base and its runway on reclaimed land - you can see how far is the military runway from the main Terminals of Changi! Almost twice the whole Changi Airport!

Terminal 1 and 2, 3 look barely so small in middle and you can even build more terminals all over - even beating Malaysia's Sepang Airport!

This is actual size of Changi reclaimed land!

blizzardtweaker · August 25th, 2007, 02:52 PM

actually, we already have a st maarteens-like runway by beach, at changi beach, it just needs a bit of sprucing up. the east runway is separated from the beach by a small road and a huge fence... the west is covered by some buildings...

the white box represents where changi coast beach ends and the yellow marks where east coast ends... it would be nice to extend the beach along the red areas, so hopefully when runway 3 is extended, we can truely get planes by the beach. (the blue line here is the proposed ark connector that is under construction.)

OT: but i never noticed that tekong was so near the mainland, u could build a bridge to connect it to the mainland, or even reclaim it to connect (m'sia nt happy) , or build houses with the sea btwn them like Punggol 21+ =P (joking or course)

ddes · August 25th, 2007, 03:13 PM

I wish the picture was a bit more recent, since the Singapore Airshow site isn't there.

Yes, the eventual plan is to connect to Tekong and onwards to Malaysia for a possible third link. The 'chalet's at BMTC are slowly being 'moved' inland since technically they will be staying where they are, it's just that reclamation will make BMTC eventually an inland camp. Tekong is planned for residential and industrial purposes.

Regarding 2 or 3 aerobridges, I am merely stating a point that the A380 does not necessarily need 3 aerobridges, it can load passengers with 2, it might take more time, but nevertheless, it is possible.

Some planned A380 destinations' airports have no 3-aerobridge gates. Need I state some examples?

August 17th, 2007, 06:19 PM	#469
spikeshamz Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Singapore, Lyon Posts: 1,120 Likes (Received): 1	AIRPORT LOUNGES I do hope that SQ will be doing a magnifique SIA lounge at the airport such as the virgn quantas lounge.

August 18th, 2007, 06:51 AM	#470
ddes Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 5,251 Likes (Received): 31	So Terminal 3 will in fact, be a Star Alliance terminal. Star Alliance in Singapore: Terminal 3 confirmed user: Singapore Airlines Terminal 3 prospective users: Air China, ANA, Asiana, Lufthansa, United Non- Star Terminal 3 prospective users: Korean Air, Qatar Airways, Jet Airways (prospective Star) The rest of Star airlines not using T3: Swiss Airlines, Thai Airways, Air India (prospective) Hahas. I know it is too early to talk about this but at the time Terminal 2 was built, there were plans for Terminal 3 already. So, any plans for further expansion soon? Ie: Terminal 4. Last edited by ddes; August 19th, 2007 at 02:53 PM.

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July 30th, 2007, 04:31 PM	#461
ddes Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 5,251 Likes (Received): 31	Terminal 3 so upmarket and premium while Budget Terminal simple and no frills. Extremes of Changi...

August 7th, 2007, 08:18 AM	#462
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 2	Airport hotel to target MICE visitors 7 Aug 07 Crowne Plaza Changi to open next April, expects 65-75% occupancy AIRPORT hotels normally cater to transit and transient travellers, but the upcoming Crowne Plaza Changi Airport is casting its net wider. The US$60 million hotel plans to aggressively target the corporate and meetings incentives, conventions & exhibitions (MICE) traveller segments. The 320-room hotel at Terminal 3 will start operations in April 2008, said Mark Winterton, the hotel's newly-appointed general manager. Crowne Plaza is one of the brands managed by UK hospitality group InterContinental Hotels. 'Our key markets will be the MICE, corporate and leisure travellers,' Mr Winterton told BT in an interview. 'But just by the nature of the location, we will also pick up the transit business.' He does not see the location as being a hindrance to drawing MICE travellers. The hotel itself has facilities to host events for up to 250 people in its ballroom. Mr Winterton said that the average room rate at the four-star Crowne Plaza will be 'over $200'. He predicts that the hotel will see an occupancy rate of 65-75 per cent next year - and it will only get better. The hotel has already started marketing itself as a location for MICE events abroad, and so far, the response has been 'very good', Mr Winterton said. In 2008, nearly 45 per cent of the hotel's guests are likely to be corporate and MICE visitors, he said. Another 15 per cent of the guests are expected to be drawn from the transit crowd. The rest will be made up of leisure travellers, among others. The hotel, which was designed by local architecture firm Woha Designs, is conceptualised as a uniquely Singaporean - tropical and Asian - environment. The hotel's interior will use open walkways and outdoor gardens to create what it says will be a 'balmy tropical ambience'. The reception and lobby area on the first floor will be linked to Terminal 3's arrival hall. Guests will also be able to conveniently reach Terminals 1 and 2 through a 'people mover' system that will link all three passenger terminals. By UMA SHANKARI

August 8th, 2007, 07:08 AM	#463
kurakura means tortoise in malay Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ipoh-Singapore Posts: 2,578 Likes (Received): 0	is this the only hotel being built? i tot theres another one?

August 8th, 2007, 12:07 PM	#464
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 2	I think thats the only full stand-alone hotel to be integrated with the airport...

August 17th, 2007, 03:18 AM	#465
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 2	Nine airlines keen to move to Changi's T3 17 Aug 07 But nothing is final yet as landlord CAAS reviews carriers' requests to move to biggest terminal NINE airlines have said that they are keen to operate out of Changi Airport's Terminal 3 (T3), which opens on Jan 9. Apart from Singapore Airlines (SIA), the other carriers that indicated - by the July 31 deadline - that they were keen to move are Lufthansa, United Airlines, Jet Airways, Air China, Qatar Airways, All Nippon Airways, Korean Air and Asiana Airlines. Nothing is cast in stone yet and who goes where will be ultimately decided by the landlord - the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS). Some of the airlines also stressed that they will sign on the dotted line only if they are satisfied with the final offer made by the CAAS. In the end, how many tenants the new facility can accommodate will depend on the size of their operations and how much office space they require. Some airlines may also be keen to take up extra space for passenger lounges. T2, where SIA and sister airline SilkAir are currently based, for example, has a total of just 12 tenants, compared to T1, where more than 50 carriers are housed. Airlines have already been told that rental rates at T3 will be about 10per cent higher than at the two existing terminals, where tenants pay up to $65 per sqm. But those who move will enjoy a six-month rent waiver. A CAAS spokesman told The Straits Times that airlines' requests are being looked at. She said: 'CAAS has received confirmation of interest to shift terminals from several airlines. 'Based on the main objective of spreading usage across all three terminals, we are reviewing the airlines' requests and will work with each airline to facilitate their shift to the respective terminals.' T3 is Changi's biggest terminal, at 380,000sqm. T2 ranks second at 358,000sqm, with T1 coming in at just over 280,000sqm. T3's anchor tenant will be SIA, which plans to move more than half its operations from T2, where it is currently housed. Passengers who have to move between terminals to catch connecting flights can transfer via the airport's new light rail system that will take passengers between T2 and T3 in three minutes. Moving to the new facility makes sense for Jet Airways, said Mr Jeffrey Oh, regional vice-president (South-east Asia) of the Indian private carrier which currently flies out of Singapore to New Delhi and Mumbai. The airline currently operates out of T1 but will gladly move to T3, he said, adding: 'This is a new terminal with new facilities and we are a new-age carrier, so we are quite happy to take up the opportunity to move.' United's Singapore general manager, Mr Laurence Chin, said it is about pleasing the customer. 'T3 is being positioned as a premium terminal, which is in line with the clientele we serve. 'At the end of the day, it is about what our customers want and where we want to position our company. So it is also about branding.' By Karamjit Kaur, Aviation Correspondent

August 17th, 2007, 02:15 PM	#466
ignoramus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,071 Likes (Received): 1	What a jewel. I like airport terminals which look modern so it doesnt feel like you are stuck in the past, and yet don't overdo it to the extent of being sterile (imagine departing from a white airport terminal, that such a depressing clinical way to depart for a vacation).

August 17th, 2007, 02:34 PM	#467
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 2	Clinical airport terminals are boring. All you hear are the harsh sounds of footsteps echoing as you arrive in a new city. It can sometimes be depressing. The arrival impression is very important IMO.

August 19th, 2007, 05:00 PM	#471
Nov Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 539 Likes (Received): 0	There are already plans for Terminal 4 and Terminal 5 to be built on the reclaimed land to the west. Also, I'm going to guess Emirates and Qantas will have to use T3 when they switch their operations through Singapore to A380s.

August 20th, 2007, 12:30 PM	#474
ddes Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 5,251 Likes (Received): 31	The Airbus A380 does not really need 3 aerobridges, although it would be the best if it was docked at a gate with 3 aerobridges. Besides, A380s in the world carrying only 450-500 passengers only, it is still less than past ANA's and Japan Airlines' B747-400Ds, which carried around 524 all Economy and Tokyo's Haneda Airport still handled them fine with 2 aerobridges. Actually, I was talking about models and plans of Terminal 4, what it would look like. I remembered going to this exhibition about the future of Singapore last time in the former World Trade Center and they showed exactly what T2 was going to look like with its finger piers and Terminal 3 with its signature shape and gates, together with its interior for an expected opening in 2006! Hahas. Nostalgia. Interestingly, it was that exhibition which got me interested in trains, planes and all these stuff.

August 20th, 2007, 02:00 PM	#475
blizzardtweaker ****** User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bishan Posts: 499 Likes (Received): 0	wow, T4 and 5... i think it is at least 20years away (maybe never?) at the moment it seems difficult as it is to fill T3. besides they want also want to hold this off for as long as possible, since the newly built Changi East Airbase is where T4/5 is suppose to be. oh and heres a suggestion for what they should do with the coast of the airbase/ future airport. Option 1: Move all shipping operations to be beside the new airport, that way we can have an airport/seaport/spaceport terminal all within walking distance. It would also be gd for quick transfer of cargo between freighters and container ships and would free up tanjong pagar and brani so we can have our new extended downtown!! (from MB to harbourfront w/o the harbour) Option2: pristine beaches by the airport extended from changi beach (I kinda like this one better)

August 22nd, 2007, 06:20 AM	#476
kurakura means tortoise in malay Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ipoh-Singapore Posts: 2,578 Likes (Received): 0	st maartens?

August 25th, 2007, 02:52 PM	#479
blizzardtweaker ****** User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bishan Posts: 499 Likes (Received): 0	actually, we already have a st maarteens-like runway by beach, at changi beach, it just needs a bit of sprucing up. the east runway is separated from the beach by a small road and a huge fence... the west is covered by some buildings... the white box represents where changi coast beach ends and the yellow marks where east coast ends... it would be nice to extend the beach along the red areas, so hopefully when runway 3 is extended, we can truely get planes by the beach. (the blue line here is the proposed ark connector that is under construction.) OT: but i never noticed that tekong was so near the mainland, u could build a bridge to connect it to the mainland, or even reclaim it to connect (m'sia nt happy) , or build houses with the sea btwn them like Punggol 21+ =P (joking or course)

August 25th, 2007, 03:13 PM	#480
ddes Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 5,251 Likes (Received): 31	I wish the picture was a bit more recent, since the Singapore Airshow site isn't there. Yes, the eventual plan is to connect to Tekong and onwards to Malaysia for a possible third link. The 'chalet's at BMTC are slowly being 'moved' inland since technically they will be staying where they are, it's just that reclamation will make BMTC eventually an inland camp. Tekong is planned for residential and industrial purposes. Regarding 2 or 3 aerobridges, I am merely stating a point that the A380 does not necessarily need 3 aerobridges, it can load passengers with 2, it might take more time, but nevertheless, it is possible. Some planned A380 destinations' airports have no 3-aerobridge gates. Need I state some examples?