Airport from the runway...

Changi Airport as viewed from inside a plane from the runway.
Can you guess the plane I am on by the colour of the tip of the wing?



I realise that in many airports that I have landed, the aerobridges are always plastered with adverts from HSBC. Is that the case with the airport in your city?

What's the thing that you do when the plane lands?
Do you turn on your mobile phone to search for signals?  ;-P

Free internet in Airports...

It's nice to have free Wifi and Internet terminals in most Asian Airports.



The wifi works for sure in Changi Airport. But if you are not a local, you need to register.
If not, use one of these modern looking terminals around the airport.


I think Hong Kong's airport is the best. The moment you touch down and waiting for the long queue to clear immigration, you get signal! All you need to do is click OK to their terms and conditions and you are connected, no registration required!

Safe Apron, Best Airport

Was walking into the airport terminal at Changi and I saw this. Safe Apron Best Terminal.



I was thinking of a different kind of apron! I just found out what an apron in an airport means. haha...

If you are wondering.. find your answer here.

A beautiful bird - Peacock

Saw this at the airport and thought that it was a rather creative way of representing a peacock. Those are all beautiful flowers.

I am told that the peacock is the national bird of India. In a few days time, some people in Singapore will celebrate Deepavali - which is regarded as one of the most important festival of the Hindu calendar.



I nearly miss seeing this, but caught my eye when i saw the flowers! ;-)

Changi Airport Control Tower

A trip to the airport, we will always never miss the airport control tower that stands tall on the eastern part of Singapore island.



Some fast facts about the Changi Airport


On a side note...
Here's a hearty congratulations to Keropokman's sister on her marriage! And wishing them a blessed life together :)

Off for a holiday...

I am off to London for my sis wedding. Momo will take over from tomorrow....
Terminal 1's under renovation too.



Flight was delayed. Two flights on the list, both London flights delayed.

The Departure Hall

A place where you see tears flow. The departure hall of Changi Airport Terminal 3.



When did you last send someone off? Our family we just sent our sis off. She's gone back to London.

Self Service Check In Counters

Self Service Check In Counters at the airport.



Offered a choice, do you prefer these machines or do you prefer the check-in counters with real humans?

The Moving Propeller

Seen at the airport (Terminal 3). A slow moving propeller that turns and moves around on a robotic arm.



Yup, it captivated the people all around :-)

Have you taken a propeller plane? I have not. But people who have always says it is a great experience. :-)

At the airport..

Have not stepped into the airport since I went to the Terminal 3 Preview. This was what I saw today. Sis and Mum came back from holidays and we were there to pick them up. Went over to Terminal 3 to have a peek at the 'real' thing and dinner.



Looks like people at the airport are relaxing. There are freebies being given out too.

changi terminal 3 opens today.... passport in diff languages....

Changi Airport's Terminal 3 opens today!

It welcomes her first flight, SQ001 that flew in from San Francisco at around noon today.

This is what arriving passengers will see.



Do you understand this?



What about this?



I am sure you are all clever enough. haha..



To those who arrived today, have an enjoyable stay in Singapore!
The above are photos I took when I went for the Open House and these are the big screens at the Immigration counter.

Friends from overseas, have you visited Singapore?
Friends in Singapore, did you go to the Open House recently?

December Theme Day: Bridges

Today is the 1st of December, and it is Theme Day for the worldwide City Daily Photo bloggers again! This month's theme is Bridges.

What bridge am I showing? A brand new aerobridge at Singapore's Changi Airport Terminal 3. This new terminal will officially open on 9 January 2008.



The ones above I think are not the ones for the A380 planes. It only has 2 arms.
I have photo of the 3 arms aerobridges, but they are not very clearly taken.

I wonder if Sally from Sydney DP will be flying over to Singapore to escape the summer heat? haha.. Currently the airline that flies the A380 is Singapore Airlines and the route from Singapore to Sydney is the only route with the new Airbus A380 planes.




When was your last flight and which airline did you fly with?


My fellow Daily Photo Bloggers around the world are also participating in the Theme Day. See how the theme is being interpreted in different cities.
Due to different time-zones, some photos might appear at a later time.

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Terminal 3 Open House to public starts today!

Just look at the number of luggages that are waiting to be checked-in. Too many to count. These are to simulate the load for testing the many systems at Terminal 3. If you are in Singapore and want to have a sneak preview, head down to Changi Airport between today to 9 December. Open House details at: http://www.changiairport.com/t3/openhouse/

These are part of the many photos I took two Saturdays ago at the Terminal 3 preview that was opened to certain groups of people first. Remember to visit the toilet too! haha..



Rows of neatly positioned hard cover luggages.....



Not forgetting the softer bags too...



In Jan 2008 when Terminal 3 opens, wow! the airport can cater to 70 million users annually, more than 15 times the Singapore population!



Visitors from overseas, you should visit Singapore after 8 Jan 2008 if you want to use this terminal. Fly these airlines which will use Terminal 3. Singapore Air, China Eastern Airlines, Jet Airways, Qatar Airways and United Airlines.

The toilet that you got to visit in the new Terminal 3, Changi Airport.

Today, thanks to the Staff Club at my workplace, I had the opportunity to have a preview of the new Terminal 3 at Changi Airport.

Everyone took lots and lots of photo, what should I post? What about this... the male toilet in Terminal 3, that allows you to look out at the both the Arrival and Departure hall! while you are 'doing the thing'. haha..

This is the view from the inside of the Male toilet. You see the glass window with plants covering it. If you are there, you can actually see both halls, had to take this photo this way to show the perspective.




Wondering how it looks from the other side? It's one of those panels and on one of those floors.



This is the green wall (which consists of 20 over species of creepy crawlers) that you can see at both the Arrival and Departure Halls. The airport is so so so nicely designed, it is just lovely to be there.

The airport authorities are having the T3 Open House from 12 November to 9 December 2007. I guess it would be similar to the one that I visited today, but it would be more complete. There's still lots of touching up to do till it officially opens on 9 January 2008.
Visit the Open House website at: http://www.changiairport.com/t3/openhouse/

Apple Airport Yesterday, Changi Airport Today.

Yesterday's picture is of an apple product called AirPort. Today's is also an airport, but... It's a real airport. I was just at the airport today to greet mum and sis who just came back from a holiday. I saw this famous control tower, and I just had to take it to complement yesterday's photo! haha...



Singapore Changi's Airport has just been voted the 2nd best airport in the world. The results just came in last month. You can read more about it at: http://www.worldairportawards.com/

Changi Airport - Air Traffic Control Tower

Changi Airport (IATA: SIN, ICAO: WSSS) was where I landed last Tuesday after 6 days in Bangkok. This was taken while the plane touched down on Changi and was taxi-ing on the runway.



Can you see the Air Traffic Control Tower behind? I guess no one shows it this way.
It was raining quite heavily when the plane landed, but it was a smooth landing.

You can read more about Changi Airport at Wikipedia.

When was the last time you went for a holiday and where to?

Welcome in many languages

Yesterday's post has multilingual talk. Now....

Do you feel good when you see words in language you know?

Maybe that's why they have this multi language greeting to welcome people who arrive at the airport. The first 4 are the 4 national language of Singapore, the rest I am sure many reading this will instantly recognize it!



Welcome!


A short survey, how many languages can you speak? For me, I speak English, Chinese (Mandarin and the Hokkien dialect), Malay, and a few words of French. (too lazy to continue French classes)

The Airport Series - Changi - Train to City

This shall be my last post on this series. The journey has ended.

After getting out of the Arrival hall, you can either take the Train or the Taxi to the city, or where you live/visit.



The signs in Changi airport are multilingual. As you can see, the main language will be English. Then there would be Chinese, Malay and Japanese.

Taking the train might be the cheapest way to the city. Actually I think it might also be the cheapest train ride anywhere in the world to the city. It only cost SGD1.50 from Changi Airport to City Hall. For most countries, trains that reach airport usually have extra surcharge, but not in Singapore :-)

The Airport Series - Changi Airport is A380 Ready!

We have been hearing about the news that the Airbus 380 is being delayed.
What a pity. The airlines are ready to deploy them, the airports are also ready. But Airbus is not ready. haha...

I saw this on the aerobridge while coming the plane I was on was taxing to the terminal.
Changi Singapore Airport A380 Ready!


Singapore Airlines will be the first airline to deploy it. Hmmm I got a colleague who is so obsessed with flying. He was going to book his flight from Singapore to Sydney just to take the A380. He told us his hopes are dashed!

The Airport Series - T2 Changi - Free Feet Massage too...

Guess what, after standing up at the Free Internet Terminals, your feet will feel somewhat tired. After all there are so many DP to visit. So what do you do with tired feet?

Head over to the free feet massage areas. Just sit down, plant your feet into the machines, and relax...

This is how it looks, the free massage with machines called iSqueeze from Osim.


Of course there needs to be instructions as well.


This is just Terminal 2. Few months ago, I took Qantas, and Qantas uses Terminal 1. McDonalds is in Terminal 1. I walked over to Mcdonalds wanting to purchase Coke, and was given a free Coke instead by showing my boarding pass. I was so pleasantly surprised! (Not sure if its still valid now though..)