CATHAY Pacific Airways is the first airline to announce that it will move its operations to Singapore Changi Airport’s Terminal 4 (T4) when the facility opens in 2017.
With the new move, Cathay Pacific passengers will be able to enjoy a new premium lounge on the second mezzanine level of the new terminal, occupying more than 800m2.
The Hong Kong flag carrier is among the top 10 largest airlines at Changi Airport in terms of passenger volume and operates more than 130 weekly flights to and from Singapore Changi Airport.
Changi’s T4 is being constructed on the old Budget Terminal site. When opened in 2017, it will offer a gross floor area of about 160,000m2 and planned capacity of 16 million passenger movements a year, raising the airport’s total handling capacity to 82 million a year (TTG Asia e-Daily, February 14, 2014).
T4 will also feature initiatives that increase productivity of resources and improve efficiency of processes. Departure and arrival immigration control as well as pre-boarding security screening will be centralised, baggage sortation will be fully automated, and more kiosks will be provided for self check-in, self bag-tagging and self bag-drops.
Wilson Yam, general manager, South-east Asia, Cathay Pacific Airways, said: “Operating at Changi Airport’s T4 offers us the perfect opportunity to bring self-service and automated options to more of our passengers, giving them more control over how they want to use their time at the airport. With the exciting range of shopping and dining options lined up at Terminal 4, we envisage that the time savings, and in turn the improved travel experience, will be appreciated by our discerning passengers.”
