Welcome to Singapore's Airport Terminal 3!

Here we enter the twitlight zone from below...

Into a whole interesting world!

the check in booth area on level 2nd (departures)

T3 sits at a whooping 380,000 sqm, dwarfing both T1 and T2

the departure entrance is similar to that of T2, with a 2nd level fly-over entrance for direct vehicular alighting

the whole terminal is luminated purely by sunlight in the day

thanks to a computerised automatic reflector skylight system

this system automatically adjusts the ceiling reflectos so the optimum light levels can be directed in given cloud and sun posit

here are some of the few "goldfish" centralised air-conditioning towers, minimising the need for inefficient air-con d

another overview of the 2nd level entrance area

got light?

the place is rather well lit by the sun in the day

we are first to check in!

boarding passes check!

off the the departures we go!

here we are the twilight departure wrap gate, but...

weg ot caught up with a brief of the scaled model of T3 floorplan showing the key terminal location and facilities

theres 11 check in rows in total

not to mention 7 floors in height and almost 63 football fields in area!

and we still have not checked in yet!

ok enough done with the scale model, lets get on with the 1:1 scale...

like this cool baggage collection area for example!

you can help your friends spot their luggage as they come around the carousel now!

noticeably is a long green wall lining the whole length of the terminal walls

theres even a prominent bulk luggage exit point as well.

which is 7 floor high and 300m long!

here we are told more on appreciating the skylight system again

not to mention how many Tasmanian Tigers & Dodos we can bring back on top of lowering the sea level with the power we save o

hey it's everybody's part for the environment right?

littered along the terminal are large multi-coloured, multi-lingual sign boards

departure UFO - whos your daddy?

finally time to enter the restricted areas!

we see draped sheets!

and lots of them!

here we have the same ICA biometric passport scanner gantries for passport and access card holders.