SIA Flight SQ001 from San Francisco via Seoul, first to land at our new Terminal 3 on 9 Jan, 2008, Wednesday, is also one of the proudest moment in Singapore's aviation history.
The S$1.75 billion, seven-storey building - with three basement levels and four above ground levels - can handle up to 22 million passengers a year, lifting Changi's total capacity to 70 million.
Some already called T3 a "garden terminal" because of ite extensive use of indoor plants and eco-friendly features. Some of its unique features, include the high speed 3-1/2-minute Skytrain system that runs on this with a size of 63 football fields, with a "world-class retail oasis at the transit area" featuring over 140 retail shops and dining outlets.
SIA will be the first to operate out of the new terminal, although the national airline will also continue to use T2. Four other airlines - China Eastern Airlines, Jet Airlines, Qatar Airways and United Airlines - will begin operations there from around March.
See you at our new Terminal 3.
