Singapore Airport Plans New Terminal

Groundbreaking on a third international terminal at Singapore's Changi International Airport is expected to begin next year.

The new facility, called Terminal 3, is set to be completed 2003. The cost of the project is estimated to be $1.06 billion.

Older Terminals Will Reach Capacity

Terminal 3 will be capable of handling 20 million passengers per year, increasing Changi's total passenger volume capacity to 64 million.

Airport authorities predict that 41 million passengers will pass through Changi in the year 2006. By then, terminals 1 and 2, which together handle about 44 million passengers, will reach full capacity.

The new terminal, which officials said will accommodate a passenger volume of 20 million a year, also will include a hotel on site. The airport currently has an airside hotel designed to accommodate passengers in transit.

Better Ground Transportation Links

To ease passenger movement, a people-mover system will connect Terminal 3 to the other two terminals once the project is complete. In addition, an underground airport subway station between Terminals 2 and 3, set to be finished in the next four years, will connect the airport with major business and hotel areas.