Recently, the Singapore Tourism Board announced that it will close Terminal 2 of Changi Airport for 18 months, starting from May 1, due to the complicated developments of the current Covid-19 epidemic.
Accordingly, flights will be allocated to the remaining terminals of the airport, in which Singapore Airlines will operate at Terminal 3. Changi Airport is also considering closing Terminal 4 if airlines suspend or adjust flight schedules.
Changi Airport Group (CAG) said the suspension will save on cleaning and maintenance costs and reduce resources due to low travel demand worldwide. As a result, the planned expansion and upgrade of Terminal 2 could be shortened and completed a year earlier than originally planned in 2024.
Terminal 2 at Singapore's Changi Airport will be closed for 18 months. In response to the Covid-19 outbreak that began in February, elevator buttons at Changi Airport have been coated with a self-disinfecting agent to ensure the safety and hygiene of visitors, airport staff and Singaporeans. In particular, the self-disinfecting solution called "sdst" will not lose its effectiveness even if users press the elevator button many times, thanks to chemical bonds that help them adhere to surfaces at the molecular level. Sdst can be sprayed onto contact surfaces like regular disinfectants and is safe to use directly on the skin.
Previously, Changi Airport had 7 routes connecting Singapore with 3 major cities in Vietnam: Da Nang, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City through nearly 150 weekly flights. Ho Chi Minh City was the 8th largest route at Changi Airport in 2017 with more than 1.7 million passengers.
Singapore's Changi Airport is considered a major air transit port and a very important gateway to Asia in general and Southeast Asia in particular. For 5 consecutive years (from 2013 to 2017), this airport has been honored by Skytrax as the best airport in the world. Changi Airport is also one of the world's leading cargo airports - 1,854,610 tons in 2005. Changi is the operating center of many famous airlines: Singapore Airlines, SilkAir, Tiger Airways, Scoot, and Jetstar Asia Airways and is operated by Changi Airport Group.
