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T3 Changi Opens for Business

 Singapore Changi Airport opened its largest and most expensive airport terminal (T3 or Changi Terminal 3) on Wednesday 9 Jan 2008 (9-1-8 another auspicious date). The industry analysts say will reinforce the city-state's position as a regional aviation hub. A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from San Francisco became the first to land at Terminal 3 about 12 pm Local Time ,0400 GMT, 7 Jan 2008. Passengers arrived to a traditional Chinese lion dance and a greeting from Singapore's Transport Minister Raymond Lim. Built at a cost of 1.75 billion Singapore Dollars (1.22 billion US Dollars), Terminal 3 offers 380,000 square metres (4.1 million square feet) of space in a seven-storey building. T3 (Terminal 3) will add 28 aerobridge gates to Changi, with up to eight designed to handle the world's biggest passenger plane, the superjumbo Airbus A380. Singapore Airlines (SIA) in October became the world's first airline to fly the double-decker A380 and is the first to operate from Terminal 3. Terminal 3 is home to more than 140 retail and food outlets, from hamburgers to high fashion. With T3, it will push Singapore further ahead of its rivals - Bangkok International Airport and Hong Kong International Airport.

New F&B Outlet in T3

Tiger Champions Bar (Terminal 3) - A joint partnership with Asia Pacific Breweries, Tiger Champion Bar is a leading regional brand with 34 breweries in operation. The Tiger Champions Bar concept is themed and supported around the Power Beer Brand "Tiger Beer" and the Fan Club "Tiger FC." Both are internationally recognized brands backed by affiliation with renowned football clubs in Barcelona and Arsenal. This location will be the first Tiger Beer branded bar in an airport.

Ya Kun Kaya Toast (also in Terminal 2, T2) - Ya Kun Kaya is a well-established Asian Pacific toast and teahouse with a long an celebrated history in the market. The restaurant will feature an open exhibition kitchen allowing travelers to see traditional Asian toasts being grilled where savory and sweet fillings are sandwiched between two pieces of toast and served hot. This inventive quick service restaurant also prepares hard and soft-boiled eggs, coffee, hot tea and iced beverages. Ya Kun Kaya Toast is a new brand at Changi.

Guylian Belgium Chocolate Cafe - Based on the leading international premium chocolate brand, the Guylian Belgium Chocolate Cafe will reflect a prestigious unique concept where passengers can enjoy a complete range of Guylian products. The unique Guylian Chocolate range can be enjoyed in their desserts, ice creams and chocolate drinks. Passengers will be able to experience the quality and creativity in the recipes created by Belgian top chef Peter Gossens as well as branded retail products.

Imperial Treasure La Mian Xiao Long Bao - Imperial Treasure La Mian Xiao Long Bao offer regional cuisine including Cantonese, Teochew andShanghainese choices. Travelers will enjoy the open kitchen and theatre of Chinese and Hong Kong chefs making homemade noodles. The restaurant enjoys strong brand awareness in Singapore and Southeast Asia.

Earle Swensen - American restaurant chain, Swensen's is enhancing the menu for its Earle Swensen's restaurant with even more grilled dishes, sandwiches, burgers and sundaes, to cater to customers' preferences. Besides more than 15 new charbroiled and grilled items, there is also additional variety in the popular buffet salad bar, which can be enjoyed on its own or with a main course. The chefs at Earle Swensen's have put in a lot of time and effort into designing this new menu, to provide diners with even more culinary varieties and new choices, to bring the wholesome American experience to a new level.

IL LIDO WINE AND TAPAS LOUNGE - Lounge offers more than 50 premium wines by the glass. A good view of the planes taking off from this 2,000-sq-ft lounge in the departures section of T3. It operates from 6am to 1am daily located near the departure entrance.

BREWERKZA - This popular local microbrewery has set up an impressive plant capable of churning out 10 kegs of beer per session. Expect to find specialbrews created at the airport brewery specially for travellers at the terminal.The bar operates from 6am to 2am daily at the T3 terminal. Just look out for its big copper and brass fixture.

THE SINGAPORE STRAITS BAR - This bar is brought to you by the ubiquitous Harry’s Bar chain, The Singapore Straits Barrecreates a colonial feel with its bar and Singapore Slings a la the famous Long Bar at the Raffles Hotel - peanuts are also available and the shells can be carelessly thrown on the floor. Open 24 hours a day.

THE POST BAR - The Fullerton Hotel has a chichi, miniature version of its Post Bar at
T3.  It runs for 24-hour and with 114 sq metre bar boasting original cocktails such as the Fullerton Hairpin and White Cosmopolitan, as well as an array of martinis, fine wines, and champagnes. Located at the T3 departure area past the immigration counters.

New F&B Outlet in T3 


Crowne Plaza Changi Airport at T3

Crowne Plaza Changi Airport is the hotel located within Singapore Changi Airport. Linked to the new Terminal 3, it is less an airport hotel than a superbly comfortable and stylish hotel in an extremely convenient location and in a contemporary urban resort where the world meets Singapore.

Crowne Plaza Changi Airport has direct access to Terminal 3 and within walking distance to Changi Airport MRT station. Crowne Plaza Changi Airport is located at 75 Airport Boulevard, #01-01 Singapore 819664. It has the following facilities: Gym, Pool, Close Golfing Range, Bar, Restaurant, Internet Access, Currency Exchange, Business Centre and Concierge Services.


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Crowne Plaza Changi Airport

Crowne Plaza Changi Airport at T3 


T3 with free Wireless Internet

Wireless@SG Services come to Singapore Changi Airport as Wireless Broadband Access Expands to all Terminals - T1, T2, T3 and BT (Budget Terminal). Visitors to Singapore Changi Airport will now have access to wireless broadband services at all terminals as StarHub expands its WiFi deployment from Terminals 1 and 2, into Terminal 3 and the Budget Terminal. This means that visitors to the airport can connect wirelessly to the Internet using their WiFi-enabled laptop, PDA or handset at all public, transit and baggage claim areas of all terminals, including food & beverage outlets and airport lounges. As part of StarHub´s wireless broadband service enhancement, Wireless@SG services are also being offered at all terminals through StarHub´s partnership with QMax Communications.

According Changi Airport spokeman, wireless broadband services are extremely popular with both Singaporeans and international travellers at Changi Airport. With the provision of Wireless@SG services will enable more passengers to tap on the wireless broadband service throughout the main terminals and enhance the ´Changi Experience´ for all travellers. Free Wireless Broadband Service via Wireless@SG.  Wireless@SG users can now get free access to the wireless broadband network in the airport by simply using their existing Wireless@SG User ID and password.

T3 with free Wireless Internet 


T3 for SIA only

SIA, aka Singapore Airlines, will be the first carrier to operate from Changi Airport Terminal 3 when it opens for operations on Wednesday, 9 Jan 2008. T3 Operations will start close to noon, with SQ 001 being the first flight to arrive at the new terminal. SQ 318, bound for London, will be the first flight to depart from Terminal 3 at 12.50pm. Terminal 3 check-in counters will be operational from 9am. With effect from 9 January 2008, SIA will operate from both Terminals 2 and 3.

With the expansion of services, customers departing from Changi Airport will check in at Terminal 2 or 3 for their flights, depending on their destination. Flights may arrive at either Terminal 2 or 3, and information on the arrival terminal will be available at least two hours before the estimated arrival time. According Travel Agents passengers usually worry more about their departure terminal than the arrival terminal. SIA says the information on which terminal its flights will arrive at will depend on the Airplane "parking lots" available. Singapore Airlines, SIA, says it is not efficient to fix the arrival terminal for the planes because it can result in the towing of planes between Terminals 2 and 3.

T3 for SIA only 


T3 will feature latest self check-in technology

New technology is enabling passengers to take more control of the airport check-in process in the new T3 terminal. While at new facilities in Singapore Changi´s Terminal 3, customer self-service is the backbone on which the architecture depends, elsewhere, new technologies form the core of ways to repackage existing terminals in a different way. Much of the demand for more self-service stems from the passenger´s desire for more control over the journey, to exercise power in a process that often leaves the customer, the purported centre of the process, feeling marginal. Passengers in T3 expect more options to control their travel experience, and self-service is part of their expectation of full service. The empowerment that people get from new technology has benefits for airlines.

Common-use self-service check-in (CUSS) kiosks are behind the ability of airports such as Las Vegas McCarran to handle as many as four million passengers a month. The CUSS approach is ideally suited for an airport that is not dominated by a single carrier. The technical complexities of a CUSS system are not always understood, and it is easy to underestimate the need for technical support. It is often the traditional technology of the printer that causes problems rather than the hi-tech IT functions, he explains. McCarran owns and operates the kiosks, which is the usual arrangement in CUSS situations, says Payne. It also maintains them and has a team of more than a dozen technical staff on hand almost 24 hours a day. It has developed a remote solution that resets a failed kiosk from a central location without making the technician go to the machine. That is great advantage for Las Vegas which, in addition to the 100 airport kiosks, has devices in garages and nearby hotels. He says that common-use passenger-facing systems such as CUSS offer a platform that will meld easily into the next generation, dubbed CUPPS, or common-use passenger processing systems. CUPPS will integrate check-in with behind-the-scenes processes for all stages of passenger handling.

T3 will feature latest self check-in technology