SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Singapore’s Changi Airport opened a cutting-edge terminal Tuesday with a fully automated check-in system including facial scanning and computerized baggage drop points, but some passengers struggled with the new technology. Terminal 4, built at a cost of Sg$985 million (US$723 million), will have an annual capacity of 16 million people and is aimed at coping with an expected increase in passenger numbers through one of Asia’s top travel hubs. It is […]
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Singapore Airlines plane catches fire in emergency landing
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — A Singapore Airlines plane caught fire Monday while making an emergency landing at Changi Airport after turning back from a flight to Milan following an engine oil warning message, the carrier said. No one was injured aboard the Boeing 777-300ER, but one passenger described those moments as a “so-close to death” experience. SIA said in a statement the plane was en route from Singapore to Milan when an engine oil warning […]





