The previously mostly empty terminals had people towing luggages and others checking flight schedules on the now busy display screens. Crowds formed along the walkways and cafes enjoyed brisk business.for quarantine-free travel and on-arrival tests, a tentative sense of normality prevailed in Terminals 1 and 3.
"It's nice to hold an actual plane ticket in my hand. There were quite a few flights in the morning to different places but only one row for check-in was open. Some automated check-in machines also could not be used so we had to get in line," he told The Straits Times. According to Changi Airport Group data, 703,000 people used Changi Airport in February, up from 118,000 a year ago. Transport Minister S. Iswaran has said that more travellers are expected in the coming months,Airlines caution that it is too early to speak decidedly of an upward trend, with the number of flights each day yet to change dramatically, but the removal of the VTL cap on passengers has had an instant effect in Changi.
Ms Nicky Chan, 26, a hairstylist who works in Singapore, booked her flight to Penang after learning of the loosening of travel measures last week. Malaysian Jamunah Krishnan, a 40-year-old production operator for a wafer company, was stepping foot here for the first time after two years of working for a Singapore company from home in Kuala Lumpur.Travellers queue at the check-in counters at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on April 1, 2022.
Great to see that!!! 👏👏👏 Freedom!!!!