Singapore to Double Changi Airport Capacity as Demand Increases

Singapore plans to almost double the capacity of its airport over the next decade with two terminals as the economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region makes it more affordable for people to travel by air.

Changi airport, Asia’s second-busiest for international travel, is expected to handle about 5 percent more passengers each year through the next decade, Singapore’s Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew said yesterday. A fourth terminal, which will be built by 2017 at a cost of S$1.28 billion ($1 billion), will handle 16 million passengers annually. A fifth will be added in the middle of the next decade to handle 50 million travelers, he said.