Changi International Airport in Singapore remains attractive. Passengers who transit for hours, do not feel bored in the airport all day. Moreover, since January 2008 and, having Changi Terminal 3, a new terminal with a unique architecture.Built with funds 1.75 billion Singapore dollars, the building of Changi Airport Terminal 3 area of 380,000 square meters is designed by CPG Corporation and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LP. The location just across from Terminal 2. Passengers from other terminals, can use the Skytrain which comes every five minutes.
The uniqueness of Changi Airport's Terminal 3 is visible from the roof of "the butterfly", where soft natural light into the building. Modern design of Changi Airport Terminal 3 this seems to conform to the trend of contemporary architectural design.
Another uniqueness of Changi Airport's Terminal 3 is the presence of a vertical green wall five stories high as 300 meters. The Green Wall looks at the arrival hall and departure lounge, and the baggage claim. The Green Wall covered with vines interspersed with four waterfalls. Transit passengers can enjoy TV programs on cable soft couch. Passengers also can download the gadget battery charger in a special place provided. Passengers are tired, can try to massage the foot reflection of the tools provided Osim. The children also do not lose playing time because of available children's playground.
And that is also exciting is all this airport area wifi area that can be accessed free of charge, after the passenger asked for a username and password by showing your passport and boarding pass. In the layout concept of Terminal 3 of Changi Airport, shopping centers, transit and arrival hall designed so as to be a comfortable place. Most of this terminal floor carpeted so palpable impression. Parquette partly coated.
The use of transparent glass in the building of Terminal 3 this allows passengers to enjoy the view from every angle, including the shopping and dining. Passengers can freely choose which outlets will be visited. More than 100 retail outlets and 40 places to eat and drink at Terminal 3 opened this.
Changi Airport Terminal 3 should be proud because a lot of new outlets and the first built at the airport. Starting from Guylian Belgian Chocolate Cafe (the first was opened outside of Belgium), retail outlets, Ferrari (the first was opened outside the European region) and the first World Cup store in the world, and the first outlet Apple and Sony, which was built at the airport, the first Vertu boutique in the airport in Southeast Asia, the first beauty cabin SK-II at the airport, to the Hard Rock Cafe outlets first opened in the main international airport.
The use of transparent glass also looks at the rest rooms and waiting rooms in every corner of passengers at Terminal 3 this. With a modern interior design that features a glass-glass transparent, Terminal 3 was more relieved.
Capacity of 22 million
The capacity of Changi Airport's Terminal 3 is 22 million passengers per year, so the total capacity of this airport reached 70 million passengers who move each year. In this new terminal, there are 28 Aerobridge gates, and eight of which are designed to receive the A380 aircraft. Changi International Airport area is 13 square kilometers, is about 17.2 km from the central business district of Singapore.
The airport is the headquarters of the airline of Singapore Airlines, Singapore Airlines Cargo, SilkAir, Tiger Airways, Jetstar Asia Airways, Valuair, and Jett8 Airlines Cargo. Qantas using Changi as a major transit flight from Australia to Europe. Changi became the headquarters for the largest number of foreign airlines. In April 2008, recorded 4340 weekly flights operated by 80 airlines serving 130 cities in 59 countries around the world. Changi provide an important contribution to Singapore's economy, accounting for 13,000 workers.
In 2007, Changi record 36,701,556 passengers, up 4.8 percent compared to the previous year. This makes the Changi airport entry as the 19th busiest in the world, or the fifth in Asia in 2007. Changi is one of the busiest cargo airport in the world, with 1.89 million tonnes of cargo in 2007. Since its opening in 1981, this airport has won more than 280 awards over the past 20 years (1987-2007), including 19 award The Best Airport.
Changi continuously update themselves, to build facilities to serve the passengers, including the building of Terminal 3. Passengers who transit and had to wait for hours, got a tour of the facility for two hours for free in the program "Free Singapore Tour". The number of people is limited to 12 people. Passengers of all nationalities are guided by a guide. This is how Singapore to serve passengers who come from various parts of the world. As a country that sell services, Singapore succeeded in making Changi Airport as the country's main window.
