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SEP 05, 2005 (newstodate): As the home base of Singapore Airlines, from next year the world's first A380 operator, Singapore Changi Airport is ready to handle the Airbus 380.
In contrast to most other airports that will only provide conventional twin airbridge ground floor access to the new aircraft, Changi Airport has installed a third over-the-wing passenger loading bridge allowing for full access to the large Jumbo aircraft.
The installation of the passenger loading bridges and the additional fixed gangway, which links the gate holdroom to the passenger loading bridge, at Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 cost approximately 15 million Singapore dollars.
CAAS will be upgrading a number of gate holdrooms at Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 progressively and adding a third passnger loading bridge at these gate holdrooms. When Terminal 3 opens for operations by 2008, there will be a total of 19 gates at Changi Airport which can serve A380 flights.
As Changi's two runways and network of taxiways are already able to take the load of the A380, there was no need to strengthen the runways and taxiways. However, the runways' shoulders and the runway-taxiway and taxiway-taxiway intersections are being widened, so as to allow pilots to manoeuvre the A380 aircraft safely at the turns.
A pair of A380-compatible remote aircraft parking stands has also been completed for A380 aircraft which may need to park for longer periods away from the passenger terminal buildings
In contrast to most other airports that will only provide conventional twin airbridge ground floor access to the new aircraft, Changi Airport has installed a third over-the-wing passenger loading bridge allowing for full access to the large Jumbo aircraft.
The installation of the passenger loading bridges and the additional fixed gangway, which links the gate holdroom to the passenger loading bridge, at Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 cost approximately 15 million Singapore dollars.
CAAS will be upgrading a number of gate holdrooms at Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 progressively and adding a third passnger loading bridge at these gate holdrooms. When Terminal 3 opens for operations by 2008, there will be a total of 19 gates at Changi Airport which can serve A380 flights.
As Changi's two runways and network of taxiways are already able to take the load of the A380, there was no need to strengthen the runways and taxiways. However, the runways' shoulders and the runway-taxiway and taxiway-taxiway intersections are being widened, so as to allow pilots to manoeuvre the A380 aircraft safely at the turns.
A pair of A380-compatible remote aircraft parking stands has also been completed for A380 aircraft which may need to park for longer periods away from the passenger terminal buildings