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SINGAPORE (The Straits Times / ANN): Changi Airport will suspend operations at Terminal 4 starting May 16, following a suspension of services at Terminal 2 earlier this month.
In a statement on Tuesday (May 12), the Changi Airport Group said: “Operations at the Changi Airport terminal will be further consolidated to optimize resources in conjunction with the sharp decline in flight movements due to the global pandemic from Covid-19.
“This move will allow CAG and its airport partners to continue saving on operating costs such as utilities and cleaning.”
Currently T4-based airlines will operate from Terminals 1 or 3 instead.
As a result, shops and restaurants at T4 will close and the bus service connecting to T3 will be suspended until operations at T4 resume.
“The timing of this will depend on when demand for air travel increases and the requirements of airlines seeking to relaunch flights at Changi airport,” added CAG.
“Even as terminal operations are reduced during this period, CAG continues to work closely with its airlines and airport partners, and is ready to restart operations at T4 as soon as a sufficient number of flights return to the terminal.”
Last month, Changi Airport handled 25,200 passenger movements and 3,870 airplane movements. The air cargo yield for the month was 96,500 tons.
In a Facebook post about the closure of T4, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said: “These are difficult times for the aviation and the Changi community. There remain great uncertainties, but we remain optimistic about the eventual recovery of the aviation.
Meanwhile, Changi continues to play his role, bringing essential supplies to Singapore and setting up repatriation flights. And finalizing detailed plans to protect the crew and air passengers, when people start flying again. “
Terminal 4 is the newest terminal at the airport, which opened in October 2017.
It was conceptualized in 2011 to increase the capacity of the Changi Airport terminal before the completion of the Changi East project, which is expected to be completed only in the 2030s. – The Straits Times / Asia News Network
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