Changi Airport to hike fees to fund $3b upgrades

The hike in fees will be implemented progressively between 2025 to 2030. 

Changi Airport Group (CAG) will increase charges for passengers and airlines in Singapore Changi Airport Terminals 1 to 4 to fund upgrades and higher operating costs.

In the next six years, CAG will commit $3b to improve the airport’s baggage handling system, Skytrain subsystems, and airside infrastructure and facilities. CAG will also construct more check-in rows at Terminal 4, expand Terminal 1 Immigration Halls, and refurbish Terminal 3.

CAG will also invest in staff facilities, including refresh pods to reduce heat stress, upgraded lightning shelters for inclement weather, and improved lounges and rest areas.

The hike in fees will be implemented progressively between 2025 to 2030. The Passenger Service and Security Fee (PSSF) for passengers departing Singapore, currently $46.40, will be increased by $3 annually for four years starting 1 April 2027.

For transit passengers, the $6 PSSF will increase by $3 annually for three years from 1 April 2025, and $1 annually for the next three years. This will apply to air tickets issued from 1 January 2025, for travel from 1 April 2025.

Meanwhile, Landing, Parking and Aerobridge (LPA) charges for airlines operating at Changi Airport will be adjusted annually from 1 April 2025.

The LPA charge for a narrow-body A320, now about $1,200 per landing, will rise by an average of $110 annually for the first three years, then by $65 for the next three years. For a wide-body A350, currently around $3,600, the charge will increase by $290 annually for the first three years, then by $190 for the following three years.

In addition, the Aviation Levy which finances the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore’s (CAAS) operations, currently $8 for departing passengers, will remain unchanged until 1 April 2027, when it will see a one-time increase of $2, to $10.