In addition to all of this, robots will be integrated into Terminal 3’s daily operational processes. This will allow robots to perform many different tasks throughout the terminal, which will enhance the overall effectiveness of the robots and reduce the amount of manual labour that airport employees currently perform, particularly in keeping public areas clean and safe.
The current check-in baggage storage is expected to be expanded by approximately 65%, which significantly benefits both transit passengers (who can check in their bags many hours before their flight) and local customers (who can check in their bags many hours before their flight).
Expansion to bus gates at airport; increasing to 7 gates to help manage parking of aircrafts located away from main terminal, as well as and overall aid to operations by upgrading behind scenes systems.
Another key piece transportation needed in airport, is to provide near 30% increase capacity to skytrain. New inter-terminal baggage system is under construction, which will connect T-1 and T-3 in a more efficient way.
New transportations systems designed to relieve some pressure from current existing fleet of transportations; as well as have a positive impacts on not just current existing transport systems (reducing current manual bag transfer) but also future transport systems planned for airport in the future.
On the subject of convenience; off-airport check-in service will also be added; so curbside check-in will be available at select high-end hotels (Marina Bay Sands, Fullerton), where guests will be able to check-in luggage to have them checked-in to their flights directly from the hotel, thus eliminating one more added stress of travel.
Upgrades to Changi Airport include expanding its capacity, with an additional 50 parking spaces available for future aircraft like the Boeing 777-9 to accommodate the international expansion of Singapore’s air travel to other regions of the world. Renovating the airport is about more than just accommodating existing passengers; it is also about preparing for new technologies that will affect how people fly.
With all the uncertainty currently surrounding the global aviation industry, many people would be very interested to know why there is so much money being spent at this time. However, Singapore appears to be taking the long view on this issue. Despite these current global uncertainties, including some nations having negative geopolitical relations that may reduce air traffic, the Singaporean government believes that the long-term outlook for air travel growth remains positive, and passenger traffic volumes will continue on an upward trend — which means infrastructure expenditures should be in alignment with future passenger traffic volumes.
The renovation of Terminal 3 is expected to be among the final major developments before Terminal 5 is open, which will happen in the early 2030s. After that point, Changi will be capable of handling approximately 140 million passengers, an increase from 90 million passengers currently.
This is a significant step into the future of travel and will implement many new technologies such as automated systems, improved baggage handling processes, and check-in for hotels by means of automation.
Hopefully, in future years, the experience of using Changi Airport will feel less like the typical process of going through an airport and, instead, will be a good example of what every airport in the world is attempting to achieve.
