Fwd: Changi Airport Offers Travellers New Entertainment Facilities in Transit Area

--- Colleen Turner <colleenturner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 23:33:53 -0800 (PST)
> From: Colleen Turner <colleenturner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Changi Airport Offers Travellers New
> Entertainment Facilities in Transit Area 
> To: airport@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Posted: 11 January 2004 2023 hrs 
> 
> Changi Airport Offers Travellers New Entertainment
> Facilities in Transit Area 
> Channel News Asia, Singapore
>  
> SINGAPORE : Most Singaporean travellers just zip in
> and out of Changi Airport.
> 
> But if travellers have a few hours to spare, they
> can
> find several hidden corners that will entertain you
> in
> the transit area.
> 
> Imagine a swimming pool right smack in the heart of
> Changi.
> 
> While many may not realise it, that is exactly what
> one can find in Terminal 1, tucked away just above
> the
> Skytrain station.
> 
> And while the upgrading for this terminal has not
> really taken off yet, it has already received a
> $800,000 Rainforest Lounge that opened officially
> about two months ago - with jacuzzis and rest beds.
> 
> Meanwhile, over at Terminal 2, additions have been
> made to existing features like a cinema that screens
> the latest blockbusters.
> 
> And there is also a year-old sunflower garden that
> has
> become a favourite with many travellers wanting to
> get
> out into the open.
> 
> And what is a Singapore airport experience without
> that one staple - shopping.
> 
> Airport authorities say that a substantial portion
> of
> the $240 million earmarked for Terminal 2's
> upgrading
> will go towards allocating more shop space.
> 
> This is something they say passengers asked for.
> 
> "The facilities are clean, the shopping is quite
> cheap
> I only bought cosmetics and it is cheap," said one
> shopper.
> 
> "It's great! Many shops, many lounges, more cafes we
> can take more time. It's really convenient here
> compared to the other airports," said another. - CNA
> 
>  
> 
> 

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