More Skytrain cars, Terminal 3 upgrade part of Changi Airport’s S$3 billion enhancement plan

More Skytrain cars, Terminal 3 upgrade part of Changi Airport’s S billion enhancement plan

By the end of this year, Terminal 4 will have a new check-in row that will facilitate fast and easy travel through self-service check-in kiosks and automated bag drops.  The new facilities will increase the terminal’s check-in volume by approximately 15 per cent and will accommodate up to 2,500 passengers per hour.  Terminal 1’s east … Read more

Changi Airport unveils new search and rescue boats to boost response to incidents at sea

Changi Airport unveils new search and rescue boats to boost response to incidents at sea

SINGAPORE: Three types of new sea rescue vessels have been added to Changi Airport’s emergency services team to boost its firefighting and search and rescue capabilities. The boats were showcased in the airport’s annual crisis simulation exercise on Thursday (Oct 17), which involved nearly 20 agencies and more than 200 participants.  The new vessels – Landing Craft, Command … Read more

Singapore scrambles fighter jets after bomb threat on Air India Express flight

Singapore scrambles fighter jets after bomb threat on Air India Express flight

SINGAPORE: The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) scrambled F-15SG jets on Tuesday night (Oct 15) after a bomb threat on an Air India Express flight. The airline had received an email that there was a bomb on board flight AXB684 that was bound for Singapore, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said in a Facebook … Read more

More than 100 flights at Changi Airport were delayed due to CrowdStrike IT outage in July

More than 100 flights at Changi Airport were delayed due to CrowdStrike IT outage in July

SINGAPORE: Over 100 flights at Changi Airport were delayed by more than 30 minutes due to the systems outage triggered by a CrowdStrike update in July, said Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat on Tuesday (Aug 6). The global tech glitch affected flights and airports around the world. At Changi Airport, airlines were forced to implement … Read more

Scoot flight delayed after X-ray machine catches fire in gate holdroom at Changi Airport

Scoot flight delayed after X-ray machine catches fire in gate holdroom at Changi Airport

SINGAPORE: A Scoot flight to Bali was delayed on Tuesday (Aug 6) morning after an X-ray machine caught fire in its gate holdroom at Changi Airport. In response to queries from CNA, Scoot said on Tuesday afternoon that an X-ray machine in the holdroom for Gate D46 at Terminal 1 started emitting smoke at about … Read more

Heavy rain triggers flash flood warnings across Singapore; some flights at Changi Airport affected

Heavy rain triggers flash flood warnings across Singapore; some flights at Changi Airport affected

SINGAPORE: Heavy rain has resulted in flash flood warnings in a number of locations across Singapore on Saturday (May 4). PUB, Singapore’s national water agency, issued mid-morning alerts asking people to avoid the junction of Wan Lee Road and Enterprise Road in the west of Singapore as well as Jalan Pokok Serunai off Upper East Coast … Read more

Qantas First lounge at Changi Airport: Meet Linda Sim, the executive chef behind the food

Qantas First lounge at Changi Airport: Meet Linda Sim, the executive chef behind the food

Qantas’ in-flight and lounge menus are created in partnership with Australian celebrity chef Neil Perry, who was so impressed with the stir-fried black pepper beef in the Qantas Business Lounge that he launched “Chef Linda’s specials” on the debut menu of Qantas First Lounge when it opened in 2019. Dry prawn and pork noodles, prawn … Read more

US$80,000 stolen from passenger on flight from Hong Kong to Singapore; man arrested

US,000 stolen from passenger on flight from Hong Kong to Singapore; man arrested

SINGAPORE: A 54-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stealing US$80,000 (S$107,000) in cash from a passenger on board a flight from Hong Kong to Singapore, the police said on Wednesday (Mar 6). The passenger discovered that the cash was missing from his bag after he disembarked at Changi Airport on Tuesday.  “Preliminary investigations revealed … Read more

Woman arrested for misusing boarding pass to meet K-pop idol in Changi Airport

Woman arrested for misusing boarding pass to meet K-pop idol in Changi Airport

SINGAPORE: A woman was arrested on Jan 22 for misusing her boarding pass to enter the transit area of Changi Airport to meet her idol from K-pop group Enhypen.  The 25-year-old allegedly purchased an air ticket to obtain a boarding pass, although she had no intention of leaving Singapore, the police said in a media … Read more

177 people arriving at Changi Airport found with vapes in multi-day operation

177 people arriving at Changi Airport found with vapes in multi-day operation

HSA and ICA will be conducting operations at land and sea checkpoints in the coming months. “Besides passengers arriving in Singapore with e-vaporisers, ICA will continue to conduct security checks and work with relevant authorities to detect and deter smuggling attempts to keep Singapore safe,” they said. Enforcement against possession and use of e-vaporisers has … Read more