SINGAPORE is planning for even busier air traffic as the government ponders a fourth runway, in addition to upcoming developments such as a new mega terminal and third runway.
According to local daily The Straits Times, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore is investigating the need for a fourth runway, which industry watchers say is likely to be built on the same site as the third runway.
Changi’s third runway will be ready by the end of this decade, said Singapore’s minister for state transport, Josephine Teo, last week. The runway will be redeveloped from an existing one currently used for military purposes on a reclaimed piece of land near the airport (TTG Asia e-Daily, July 19, 2012).
Just last month, Changi Airport Group announced that Terminal 4 would open by 2017 (TTG Asia e-Daily, February 14, 2013).
Changi Airport witnessed a throughput of 51.2 million passengers last year. Added capacity will allow the airport to handle up to 85 million passengers annually, as compared to the current projection of 73 million by 2018.
Singapore contemplates fourth runway in Changi
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