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Airshow Shuttle service to ease travel to
Singapore Airshow 2012
Special public days shuttle service between Changi Airport and Changi Exhibition Centre returns
SINGAPORE, 17 February 2012 – Public Day visitors to Singapore Airshow 2012 over the weekend of 18 to 19 February 2012 will be able to travel all the way to the event site at Changi Exhibition Centre (CEC) conveniently using public transport. Changi Airport Group (CAG) together with Experia Events Pte Ltd, organiser of the Singapore Airshow, will bring back the popular shuttle bus service - the Airshow Shuttle - that will ply the route between Changi Airport and CEC. Airshow visitors are strongly encouraged to use this shuttle service from Changi Airport, which is well served by MRT trains and public buses. To minimise congestion at CEC and in the airport vicinity, visitors to Singapore Airshow should make their way to Changi Airport via the MRT or public buses, and board the Airshow Shuttle there. Visitors are strongly encouraged not to drive to the airport due to the expected heavy traffic and limited carpark capacity. The Airshow Shuttle, with a fleet of about 100 buses, will operate from the coach stands of Changi Airport Terminals 2 and 3. The coach stand, located just outside the arrival halls, will have a designated boarding point for the Airshow Shuttle. Public visitors are advised to check their Airshow ticket for the exact boarding location at Terminal 2 or 3 at Changi Airport. At CEC, visitors who have taken the Airshow Shuttle from Terminal 2 should join the Terminal 2 queue for their return trip. Likewise, those who have taken the Airshow Shuttle from Terminal 3 are to join the Terminal 3 queue. The first shuttle service departs from Changi Airport at 8.00 am and the last service departs from CEC at 7.00 pm, with a frequency of every 3 - 5 minutes. A two-way Airshow Shuttle transfer is included in the ticket price for Public Day visitors. Only vehicles with a Singapore Airshow 2012 car park label will be allowed to enter the show site. Car park labels cannot be purchased onsite. They are only available as part of the Singapore Airshow family package, which are sold out. Limited public day entrance tickets are available on-site for purchase at S$30 per
Adult and S$15 per Child. A taxi surcharge of $8 also applies for taxis departing from Changi Exhibition Centre. To facilitate the flow of those travelling to Changi Airport, SMRT Trains has added extra train trips and increased the frequency of MRT services between the Tanah Merah MRT Station and Changi Airport MRT Station. From 9.00 am to 7.30 pm on 18 and 19 February 2012, the headway between Tanah Merah and Changi Airport stations will be 7 minutes, from the current 9 to 12 minutes. CAG is also stepping up efforts to provide additional cleaning staff to ensure that airport facilities, such as washrooms, are well-maintained to handle the influx of users. Furthermore, there will be more customer service staff present throughout the terminals, as well as the Changi Airport MRT Station, to provide way-finding assistance to Singapore Airshow visitors.
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About Singapore Airshow
Singapore Airshow is organised and managed by Experia Events and serves as a global marketplace and networking powerhouse for the world’s aviation community. Singapore Airshow also features a series of high level conferences dedicated to leading players in the global aviation industry – Singapore Airshow Aviation Leadership Summit (SAALS) and the Asia Pacific Security Conference (APSEC). For more information, visit: www.singaporeairshow.com.sg About Experia Events Pte Ltd Experia Events specialises in organising and managing exhibitions and conferences of strategic interest, fostering industry development and thought leadership. It has built a strong portfolio in aerospace and defence with the highly successful Singapore Airshow, Asia’s largest and one of the three most important aerospace and defence exhibitions in the world, and IMDEX Asia, the leading international maritime defence exhibition in Asia. Its expertise and track record also extends to the government and lifestyle sector, through key events such as the Singapore International Water Week, World Cities Summit and ScreenSingapore. Formerly known as Singapore Airshow and Events Pte Ltd (SAe), Experia Events aims to diversify its range of strategic events globally. About Changi Airport Group Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd (CAG) (www.changiairportgroup.com) was formed on 16 June 2009 and the corporatisation of Singapore Changi Airport followed on 1 July 2009. As the company managing Changi Airport, CAG undertakes key functions focusing on airport operations and management, air hub development, commercial activities and airport emergency services. Through its
subsidiary Changi Airports International, the Group invests in and manages foreign airports to spread the success of Changi Airport internationally. Changi Airport (www.changiairport.com) is the world’s most awarded airport having garnered more than 390 accolades since it opened in 1981. To serve passengers and visitors from the world over, there are 290 retail stores and 130 F&B outlets across the airport's four terminals. Changi handled more than 42 million passenger movements in 2010, an annual record. Today, it serves some 100 airlines flying to over 210 cities in about 60 countries and territories worldwide. A flight takes off or lands at Changi roughly once every 100 seconds.
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For further enquiries, please contact: Mariam Rahman Experia Events Pte Ltd Senior Communications Executive Tel: +65 6595 6131 Mobile: +65 9853 9267 Email: [email protected]
Ikram Zainy Hill + Knowlton Strategies Manager Tel: +65 6390 3334 Mobile: +65 9655 3441 Email: [email protected]
Julia Jemangin Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd Corporate Communications Manager Tel: +65 6541 2391 Mobile: +65 9733 7086 Email: [email protected]
