Construction of Changi Airport Terminal 5 to start in first half of 2025: PM Wong
An aerial view of the eastern part of Singapore showing the area where Changi T5 will be constructed
The construction of Changi Airport Terminal 5 (T5) will start in the first half of 2025, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
In the mid-2030s, when the mega terminal is operational, the aim is for Singapore to be linked by air to more than 200 cities, up from almost 150 today. Speaking at a dinner marking the 40th anniversary of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) on Sept 6, he said Singapore must sharpen its competitive edge amid intensifying competition in the air transport sector.
T5 will be able to handle up to 50 million passengers a year on top of Changi Airport’s current capacity of 90 million. It will allow for greater connectivity, transform the passenger experience and create new jobs, he added.
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Construction on Changi Airport's Terminal 5 (T5) is expected to start in 2025, with the terminal to be operational around the mid-2030s, announced Transport Minister S Iswaran on Friday (Mar 3).
Providing an update on the project, Mr Iswaran said land preparation and drainage works at Changi East have been completed, and the third runway will also be ready towards the later part of this decade. The project was put on pause for two years due to the pandemic. To this end, the Government will inject a further S$2 billion into the Changi Airport Development fund, as it is important to set aside some resources whenever it has the means for projects with "large and lumpy expenditure", he added.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said at the National Day Rally last year that T5 has been redesigned to be pandemic-ready and more energy-efficient.
Decades of groundwork for T5 to take flight
Singapore has thrived by betting big on future trends that make or break economies, whether in air or sea transport, urban development or water sustainability. It is how the Republic rose to become the world's top transhipment hub, a leading air hub and a model liveable city. In the first of a three-part series on major infrastructure projects, Insight looks at what it takes to get Changi Airport Terminal 5 off the ground.
From the air, it is a striking sight for travellers flying into Singapore: A massive construction zone, as big as Changi Airport itself, with trucks constantly on the move along dirt and paved roads, huge canals being dug and a network of taxiways being laid, as long as the Pan-Island Expressway from Tuas to Tampines. Next door, it is business as usual with a plane landing or taking off every 11/2 minutes.
By the time construction and other works are completed around 2030, Changi Airport will have almost doubled to cover more than 2,000ha, with enough room to eventually handle up to 150 million passengers a year, compared with 82 million now.
Global airline body objects to pre-funding for Changi Airport's future Terminal 5
An aerial view of the eastern part of Singapore, where Changi Terminal 5 will be constructed
Governments and airports should not expect users to pre-fund expansion projects, said the chief of a global airline body, when asked about plans by Singapore to likely do this for the future Terminal 5 at Changi Airport.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Singapore Airshow Aviation Leadership Summit 2018, chief executive officer and director-general of the International Air Transport Association, Mr Alexandre de Juniac, said: "We have mentioned many times that we are not in favour of pre-funding. We have a permanent dialogue with Singapore on this and we will keep reiterating and repeating this."
In January, The Straits Times reported that passengers flying out of Changi may soon have to pay between $10 and $15 extra, as part of a new tax being mooted to help pay for a major airport expansion, involving the building of T5. Transit passengers could be charged about half the amount.
Changi Airport to increase fees for departing passengers
Passengers flying out of Changi will have to pay between S$10 & S$15 extra as part of a new development levy to help fund the larger Changi East project, which includes Terminal 5, a 3rd runway & supporting works. TODAY file foto
Passengers flying out from Changi Airport from July 1 will have to pay S$47.30 – or S$13.30 more – in departure charges, which includes a new tax levied to fund airport expansion.
The new Airport Development Levy (ADL) – chargeable at S$10.80 for departing passengers & S$3 for transit passengers – will be introduced to help fund airport developments, such as the new Terminal 5 and related infrastructure in Changi East, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) & the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) announced on Wednesday (Feb 28).
At the same time, Changi Airport Group (CAG) also said it will be increasing aeronautical charges for both passengers and airlines over the next 6 years, to fund the expansion and upgrading projects. The increase in fees – not applicable to transit passengers – will kick in at S$2.50 from July 1, and will go up by S$2.50 every year from April 1 next year to April 1, 2024, for all passengers who start their departures from Changi Airport.
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Passengers flying out from Changi Airport from July 1 will have to pay S$47.30 – or S$13.30 more – in departure charges, which includes a new tax levied to fund airport expansion.
The new Airport Development Levy (ADL) – chargeable at S$10.80 for departing passengers & S$3 for transit passengers – will be introduced to help fund airport developments, such as the new Terminal 5 and related infrastructure in Changi East, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) & the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) announced on Wednesday (Feb 28).
At the same time, Changi Airport Group (CAG) also said it will be increasing aeronautical charges for both passengers and airlines over the next 6 years, to fund the expansion and upgrading projects. The increase in fees – not applicable to transit passengers – will kick in at S$2.50 from July 1, and will go up by S$2.50 every year from April 1 next year to April 1, 2024, for all passengers who start their departures from Changi Airport.
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Changi Airport May Increase Fees To Build Terminal 5
Travellers flying out of Changi Airport and airlines operating in the area may be asked for extra fees and charges from as early as next year to help pay for the future Terminal 5 (T5), which is slated for completion around 2030.
The Changi East development is being built near the current airport, which includes major infrastructure, ground works at the over 1,000 ha site and he building of massive drains and tunnels, some of which will move bags and people between T5 and the current airport.
T5 is expected to eventually handle up to 70 million passengers a year - more than T1, T2 and T3 combined - when completed. However, according to the Straits Times, the third runway being built in the same project will be operational before that, in the early 2020s.
