Changi Airport will build a new holding area for taxi drivers to queue as they wait to pick up passengers from Terminal 1. The $39.4 million 2-storey deck is set to be completed in the second half of 2015. Terminal 1 has the smallest waiting area among all the terminals. With the new deck, those picking up passen
Changi Airport will build a new holding area for taxi drivers to queue as they wait to pick up passengers from Terminal 1.
The $39.4 million 2-storey deck is set to be completed in the second half of 2015.
Terminal 1 has the smallest waiting area among all the terminals. With the new deck, those picking up passengers at Terminal 1 will be channeled to the new waiting area away from the main road and other vehicles.
The new deck will be built above Terminal 3's taxi holding area. A new ramp and road dedicated for the taxis will also be constructed to lead them directly to Terminal 1.
The new waiting area can hold 300 taxis -- three times that of the existing Terminal 1 holding area.
Ng Chew Song, senior vice president for projects and contracts at Changi Airport Group, said: "This is our ongoing process of investing in our infrastructure to improve our facilities at Changi Airport. At the same time, (we are) looking into the safety, comfort and efficiency of our airport operations."
Changi Airport Group said the new system will allow it to better track the taxi count. Such data is made available on electronic boards and on a mobile app for taxi drivers.