Housed within a new two-storey, 10,000 square metres building, the S$80 million (US$58 million) new terminal will have the capacity to handle 700,000 passenger movements annually.
Six times the size of the existing terminal, it will feature a central courtyard, three adjacent aircraft parking stands for passengers to board conveniently, an enlarged departure and arrival area for scheduled commercial flights as well as a dedicated business aviation centre for passengers travelling on chartered business flights and private jets.
20 daily turboprops flight operated by Firefly will be moved to Seletar airport to free up capacity and optimise aircraft movements in Changi.
Currently, Seletar Airport caters to business and general aviation users such as international aircraft charters, private flights and houses more than 60 aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul firms.
Upon completion, it will be managed by Singapore-based Changi Airport Group (CAG), which also operates Singapores primary international airport.
The new terminal is unlikely to affect Changi airport, with its capacity only one per cent of the 62 million passenger arrivals recorded at the international airport in 2017.
Going forward, Changi airport plans to open a Terminal 5 building in 2030.
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