Passport-less immigration clearance had been fully implemented across all of Changi Airport’s four terminals since September 30, 2024. Within a fortnight, by October 15, around 1.5 million travellers have used this new system, which cuts the average clearance time per traveller by 60 per cent, from 25 seconds to 10 seconds.
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Hello, T5! Changi Airport’s new terminal ground-breaking in 2025; total passenger capacity will rise to 140 million
In addition to increasing capacity through T5, the Singapore Government is “also working closely” with international partners to “further liberalise” air services agreements, thereby expanding Changi’s network, said PM Wong.
Singapore ICA officer guilty of cash theft from Changi Airport fliers; gets 14-month jail term
Pleading guilty, the ICA officer named Salleh said that he had committed the cash theft because of financial stress at home. The officer has been suspended from the ICA since October 2023.
Singapore travel: August rollout of passport-less immigration clearance at Changi Airport
Under the New Clearance Concept (NCC), all travellers will have automated clearance, and all Singapore residents and eligible foreign travellers will get immigration clearance without having to present their passport.
Changi Airport’s passenger traffic in first half of 2024 surges, almost matches pre-pandemic levels
Overall, the airport has handled 33.01 million passengers in the first half of 2024, which is 99.3 percent pre-Covid passenger movement numbers, recorded for the same period in 2019.
Two Indians fined SGD 5,500 for shoplifting from Changi Airport retail outlets before departure
Through ground enquiries and with the aid of CCTV images, officers from the Airport Police Division quickly established the identity of the duo and arrested them before they departed from Singapore.
Plane-spotting in Singapore: Huge response to Sky Watchers community launch by Changi Airport
Changi Airport is extremely active on Instagram, and the airport is a brand in itself within the Singapore travel and tourism scene.
Singapore: Changi Airport traveller caught with undeclared currency worth SGD 75,166
The incident was made public by the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) of Singapore, through a Facebook post.
Singapore entry points to have contactless immigration clearance for all by end-2024
The ICA had first announced its New Clearance Concept and the Services Centre Next Generation to transform border clearance and the delivery of its immigration and registration services at the 2019 Workplan Seminar.
Singapore to get its first zero-energy hotel in 2028, at Changi Airport Terminal 2
With sustainability as a core component, Hotel Indigo Changi Airport aims to achieve operational energy neutrality by incorporating sustainability features.
