It was a day of firsts: It’s the first time I’m flying Tiger Airways, so it’s also my first time through Changi Airport’s Budget Terminal. As you’d pretty much expect from one of the world’s best airports, they did a very good job creating an infrastructure for low cost carriers. Yes, it’s a very utilitarian building, with no new-fangled contraptions like moving sidewalks that need maintenance, but it does have all the basic necessities, and like everything in Singapore it’s clean and efficient.
The departure lounge of Singapore’s Changi Airport Budget Terminal
While departing passengers won’t find the shopping paradise of the main terminals, there are enough shops – and restaurants – in the departure lounge to keep you from going through withdrawals. There’s even a foot massage service if you’ve over-done it on Orchard Road. Lastly, for those of us for whom connectivity is most certainly not a "frill", there’s free wi-fi as well as free terminals, and even some desk space where you can plug in your own laptop.
