Sanchoon gets Changi contract

Sanchoon gets Changi contract

SINGAPORE: A contract to build a terminal at Singapore's
Changi Airport for low-cost carriers was awarded to Sanchoon
Builders Ptd. Ltd., the Civil Aviation Authority announced on
Saturday.

The terminal, to be made up of two adjacent single-story
buildings connected via linkways, is scheduled for completion in
early 2006.

Four low-cost carriers are currently using Changi. They are
Valuair, Tiger Airlines, Jet Star and Thai AirAsia.

The terminal will have an initial capacity of 2.7 million
passengers a year, the authority said in a statement.

"There is scope for further expansion should more carriers
want to use the terminal," it said.

The S$24.7 million (US$15 million) contract stipulates
construction work to begin during the first quarter of this year.

"Departing passengers will check-in for their flights, clear
departure immigration and security screening, and wait at one of
the six boarding areas before walking about 15-20 meters to the
aircraft," the authority said in a statement. -- DPA