As air traffic grows beyond the Covid-19 pandemic, building the mega Terminal 5 (T5) at Changi Airport is necessary for Singapore to stay ahead of competition which will heat up among air hubs in the future.
"When the air traffic recovers, and we expect this to be in 2024...the key challenge will be traffic and demand increasing faster than the capacity that can be built," said Mr Stefano Baronci, director-general of Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific.
He told The Straits Times that he agreed with Singapore's decision to restart work on T5 after a two-year pause, which Transport Minister S. Iswaran announced on May 17. Construction is set to kick off in two or thee years.
"If you wait too late, you may I have demand that may decide to move somewhere else because there is competition that Changi Airport has to face," said Mr Baronci, who was in Singapore for an ACI Asia-Pacific meeting earlier this month.
Bigger airports equipped with automated systems and that run sustainably are needed to handle the projected growth in air traffic, he said, adding that larger airports will be especially important for countries in Asia.
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