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Jewel a timely investment in future of Singapore air hub

It will help Changi keep its edge as dogfight for premier status intensifies and air traffic grows

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About one in three travellers who flies to Changi Airport is just passing through.

That is more than 20 million travellers a year, going by last year's total traffic, which hit 65.6 million.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 12, 2019, with the headline Jewel a timely investment in future of Singapore air hub. Subscribe