Changi Airport to raise fees for travelers and airlines

Singapore’s Changi Airport will increase fees for passengers and airlines over the next several years to fund a substantial S$3 billion improvement project to modernize the airport and enhance its capacity to meet rising travel demand.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the Changi Airport Group (CAG) announced that the additional revenue generated from higher fees will help finance a series of upgrades across Changi’s terminals. Planned improvements include enhanced baggage handling, expanded check-in facilities, reinforced taxiways for the next generation of aircraft and an overhaul of the 16-year-old Terminal 3, set to turn 20 by the end of a decade.

Passenger fees for departing flights will increase from S$46.40 to S$58.40 by April 2030, with staged annual rises beginning in 2027. Transfer and transit passenger fees will triple from S$6 to S$18 over the same period. The aviation levy will also see a one-time increase from S$8 to S$10 in 2027.

The increased fees, integrated into ticket prices, are expected to add around 1% to average airfare costs for travelers. According to CAG, these adjustments are intended to minimize the financial impact on passengers and airlines gradually.

Changi will introduce a phased increase in landing, parking and aerobridge charges for airlines from April 2025. Narrow-body aircraft, such as the Airbus A320, will see annual increases of about S$110 for the first three years, then around S$65 per year until 2030. Larger, wide-body planes like the Airbus A350 will incur higher increases, averaging S$290 per landing for the first three years, with subsequent smaller hikes thereafter. To ease the transition, airlines will receive a 50% rebate on these increased charges for the first six months.

Changi Airport’s development plan is designed to keep pace with growing passenger volumes, projected to reach near capacity across all four terminals by the end of a decade. To address this surge, plans are underway to open a new Terminal 5 by the mid-2030s, expected to accommodate an additional 50 million passengers annually. In 2023, Changi handled nearly 66 million passengers, approaching its pre-pandemic high of 68.3 million in 2019.

These new increases aim to ensure that Singapore remains a highly competitive choice for international travelers and businesses seeking strong connectivity within Asia and worldwide.