South East Asian Trips

Seletar Airport has the unique distinction of being the first international airport of Singapore. The airport is located in Seletar and is under the control of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore. A lot of schemes for up gradation of the airport has been taken in 2007. JTC Corporation has a plan tupgrade the airport tsupport the Seletar Aerospace Park. According tthis plan the length of the airport is tbe increased from its present length of 1,800 meters. The avionics system is alsall set for an up gradation thelp in the landing of the bigger aircrafts.

The IATA code of the Airport in Seletar is XSP and the ICAcode of the airport is WSSL. The elevation of the Seletar Airport at Singapore above the mean sea level is 11 m. There are 27 aircraft stands in the airport. The runway is paved and the IFR facility is available in the Seletar Airport in Singapore. You are alssubjected tcustoms clearance in the airport.

Airlines serving Seletar Airport comprise of:

Airmark Aviation

Berjaya Air

There are alschartered flights tBatam in Indonesia. In the year 1998 the Seletor Airport received a total of 7945 scheduled flights in total. Near about 23,919 passengers operate in this airport and about 6025 tons of cargalscame tthe airport. Seletar Airport is home tthe Republic of Singapore Flying Club, Seletar Flying Club and Singapore Flying College.

Seletar Airport comprises of a number of facilities like:

Information Counter

Airport Guidance Enquiry System

Monitors for flight information

Restaurant

Telephones

Internet

ATM

Post Office

Medical Assistance

Security arrangements

Car Rental

Car Parking

Aviation fuel

Luggage Carts

Smoking Room

Aircraft parking

VIP Lounge

Lavatory for the handicapped

Changi International Airport

Singapore Changi Airport, one of the world's top rated airports, offers service and facilities at its three Terminals at standards served at the best airports in the world. Changi Airport has upgraded ta yearly handling capacity of 70 million passengers after the recent opening of Terminal 3.

Now Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 of Singapore Airlines are used for operating flights. Each terminal has its assigned flight destinations. For easy reference of the passengers, the flight departure terminal details are indicated on the Singapore Airlines ticket and alson the boarding pass.

Now let us delve in tthe facilities available at Singapore Changi Airport for a moment:

24-hour medical center in Terminal 2.

73 transit hotel rooms in each in Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.

A rooftop swimming pool and jacuzzi in Terminal 1.

Banks.

Business Centers in both terminals.

Children's Play Area for the kids in Terminal 1.

Fitness Center in Terminal 1.

Internet Centers in both terminals.

Over 100 tax-free shops.

Over 30 food and beverage outlets in both terminals serving a wide range of cuisine.

PC connection points and wireless Internet access services in both terminals.

Postal and telecommunications offices.

Ramps, elevators, specially-designed toilets and telephones for the disabled.

Rental in six-hourly blocks range between SGD 56 and SGD 64 for single or double occupancy.

Showers, gym and sauna facilities are alsavailable at extra cost for non-transit hotel occupants.

Various other facilities available for the passengers include a free Singapore tours for all transit and transfer passengers whhave with them more than five hours tspare before their next connecting flight. The tours operate from 1000 hrs t1900 hrs, however, the last booking is at 1830 hrs. Seats are available on a first-come-first-served basis and they are limited in number. Also, a Skytrain for those passengers commuting between the twterminals is offered totally free of cost. This free Skytrain service is available from 0600 hrs t0100 hrs. It takes less than twminutes tcommute between the Terminals.

Changi International Airport Authority has alsoffered the facility of nurseries with private feeding rooms for the passengers with small kids. It alshas separate smoking rooms in both terminals with separate ventilation systems, a 24-hour minimart, car hire and hotel reservation counters, hair salons and medical clinics. For the convenience of Non-English speaking French and Japanese passengers, Changi Airport has the facility of information counters where there are French and Japanese speaking customer service officers.

There is another Budget Terminal at the Chnagi International Airport, designed to cater to the budget airline business model. , which is operational from 26 March 2006. It is a 25, 000 square meters building comprising of 2 adjacent single-storey buildings separately dedicated for departure and arrival respectively. The Budget Terminal consists of 10 departure gates, 18 check in counters, and 3 arrival baggage belts. With an annual handling capacity of about 2.7 million passengers, the Budget Terminal operates at the lowest International Passenger Charge . The Passenger Service Charge is SG$7 and Passenger Security Service Charge is priced SG$6.

There are 10 international flight operators currently operating from terminal 2. They are Air Canada, Air France, Air New Zealand, Lufthansa German Airlines, Malaysia Airline System, Philippine Airlines, Royal Brunei Airlines, SilkAir, Singapore Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Airways. Others operate from Terminal 1. The airport operates about 80 airlines that serve more than 180 cities in more than 50 countries world wide. Changi Airport has emerged as a major aviation hub in the entire Asia Pacific region. Being the winner of more than 250 awards, Singapore Changi Airport is regarded as one amongst the best airports in the world.