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Changi’s new Terminal 5 will stress-test Singapore’s land transport
After landing, getting out of Changi Airport may be the biggest challenge for passengers.
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In 2025 alone, Changi Airport handled about 70 million passengers, an all-time high.
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Samuel Chng and Lynette Cheah
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By the time Changi’s Terminal 5 (T5) opens, Singapore will be planning for a world few cities have experienced: an airport capable of handling nearly 140 million passengers a year.
In 2025 alone, Changi Airport handled about 70 million passengers, an all-time high. T5 will raise annual passenger capacity by more than 55 per cent, from today’s 90 million to 140 million, making Singapore the world’s most intensively connected aviation hub (the busiest today is in Atlanta, at 108 million passengers a year, followed by Dubai at 92 million).
