Happy 25th Birthday to Changi Airport

FireIce SG

http://www.changiairport.com.sg/changi/en/airport_guide/exp_changi/25th_anni.html

Pitot SG

yep. may it expand and pull through all the compeition from our neighbours. Twisted Evil

babymac13 SG

Pls send your tributes to the late Mr Ong Teng Cheong.

Without him, Singapore International Airport may not be successful as now.

sbst275 SG

Actually, the one that also helped to push was also Mr Howe Yoon Cheong (Then MP for Potong Pasir cum Defence Minister in 1979 to 1984)...

But Changi Airport upgrading works never end

babymac13 SG

Changi Airport upgrading?
After Changi Airport was built?

Well, it was actually late Mr Ong who oversaw the design of the project and monitored the development of the Changi Airport when he was a ministers at that time.

Gackt247 SG

Wah.. FI actually keep track of such stuff??? Shocked

Impressed.. Razz

sbst275 SG

Once T1 upgraded, T2 will start upgrading, now completed liao, back to T1 again...

Cos Mr Howe was then head of PSA Board, even so, aft that he was the Defence Minister how to oversee???

babymac13 SG

I thinking we are looking at different time frame. Smile Smile

Mr Ong was the one who oversaw the project when the goverment gave green light to build an international airport.

Mr Ong was also the one who suggested building our landmark tower that stationed a distance apart from the airport.

Without him, the inital development may not go smoothly as planned.

sbst275 SG

Well, the 2 person are equally important

W/o Mr Howe, they would have went on with the American and British proposal to expand Paya Lebar, but for Paya Lebar, there's a limit as to how much can we expand

W/o Mr Ong, it T1 wouldn't have opened smoothly