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