Changi’s new Terminal 5 will stress-test Singapore’s land transport
Baggage-handling robots, smart systems to predict flight delays: New tech being explored for Changi’s T5
Changi Airport handled about 70 million passengers in 2025, an all-time high
Changi Airport’s new underground link to take passengers from future T5 to T2 in 4 minutes
Changi Airport to hold free exhibition in early 2026 on how T5 will be built; public sign-ups now open
Proposals sought to develop Changi East Urban District next to T5
New ‘drive-through’ cargo centre at Changi Airport cuts processing time; will be test bed for T5 ops
![[Embargoed till 5:30PM on 5 August 2025.]
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Tractor pulling a dolly with cargo during the official opening of the BUP Handling Centre by representatives from Singapore’s aviation ecosystem, including SIA, CAAS, Changi Airport group, major freight forwarders in a joint show of support on Aug 5, 2025.
The BUP Handling Centre is named after BUPs, or Bulk Unitisation Programme shipments, which are cargo packages assembled by freight forwarders or shippers and delivered to SATS to be loaded onto flights. It covers an area about half the size of a soccer field at SATS Cargo's Airfreight Terminal. This dedicated and sheltered facility resembles the clearance lanes for cargo trucks at Singapore's Tuas and Woodlands checkpoints.
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)](https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/ab608f50a24d170fde105106848327dc85b8cea6748cc53a4b65163e7e338fa6?w=480)
![[Embargoed till 5:30PM on 5 August 2025.]
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Tractor pulling a dolly with cargo during the official opening of the BUP Handling Centre by representatives from Singapore’s aviation ecosystem, including SIA, CAAS, Changi Airport group, major freight forwarders in a joint show of support on Aug 5, 2025.
The BUP Handling Centre is named after BUPs, or Bulk Unitisation Programme shipments, which are cargo packages assembled by freight forwarders or shippers and delivered to SATS to be loaded onto flights. It covers an area about half the size of a soccer field at SATS Cargo's Airfreight Terminal. This dedicated and sheltered facility resembles the clearance lanes for cargo trucks at Singapore's Tuas and Woodlands checkpoints.
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)](https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/294dc07cba7740ef277bce2d82aeefdc2352a136b79006ccbb74d90019b9deb9?w=480)
