Singapore: Changi Airport Terminal 2 to suspend operations for 18 months

Changi Airport's Terminal 2 will suspend operations for 18 months from May 1, as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to impact the aviation sector, Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan announced in Parliament on Monday. Airlines currently operating at the 30-year-old terminal will be relocated to the airport's other three terminals,Khaw said. Singapore Airlines will consolidate its operations at Terminal 3. Khaw added that the suspension of operations would allow airport operator Changi Airport Group (CAG) - together with retailers, airlines and ground handling firms - to save on running costs during this time. "Importantly, it also allows us to speed up the current upgrading works at Terminal 2 and shorten the project time by up to one year," Khaw said. CAG had in January announced upgrading works for T2 that would allow it to handle an additional 5m passengers a year. This was scheduled to be completed by 2024. With the suspension of operations at T2, the completion of expansion works for the terminal could be brought forward by up to a year, said CAG. Meanwhile, operations at Terminal 4 have been "scaled down considerably" in light of the "very small number" of flights there, said CAG.<br/>