Singapore Changi Airport - Interview with Peh Ke-Wei, VP of Passenger and Air Hub Development, CAG

Dark/Light Mode (29/10/23)  Most frequent travellers will have a favourite airport or two, airports they actually look forward to visiting rather than wish they had chosen a different career, one that did not involve as much international air travel!

Ask those who travel a lot within Asia Pacific for their favourite airports, and it should come as no surprise to hear Singapore Changi Airport being mentioned more than just a few times.

Peh Ke-Wei, Vice President of Passenger and Air Hub Development, Changi Airport Group (CAG)

There are many reasons why Changi is a firm favourite amongst frequent travellers. Whether it is the advanced technology that the airport continually embraces, the cleanliness, low ceilings, the very carefully selected carpeting, lush greenery found throughout, the many varied and delicious F&B outlets with different price points, the well laid out Duty Free shops, welcoming lounges, good service levels, easy to understand signage, comfortable rest areas and so much more, each person's reason for enjoying the air travel experience Changi provides will be different.

To learn more about Changi Airport Group's plans for what is widely regarded as one of the best airports not only in the region, but the world, Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com sat down with Peh Ke-Wei, Vice President of Passenger and Air Hub Development, whilst he was attending the Routes World airport services and airline route development forum and exhibition in Istanbul, Türkiye.

In this interview, filmed on 16 October, Ke-Wei tells us where Changi airport is in terms of post-COVID recovery and what passenger number targets the airport has for next year.

We discuss which markets have recovered the fastest, what new routes the airport is most looking forward to welcome in 2024, and what challenges the airport faces in attracting new airlines and routes.

We also talk about technology and what plans Changi has to enhance the overall travel experience and reduce traditional pain points, where the airport is in terms of its sustainable development goals and the use of SAF, challenges it faces in terms of recruitment, as well as what the airport is doing to embrace passport-less travel. All that and much, much more in the HD video and podcast below.

Singapore Changi Airport - Interview with Peh Ke-Wei, VP of Passenger and Air Hub Development, CAG

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