Singapore's government is considering a further delay to Changi Airport's Terminal 3 as a result of the global industry downturn. According to the country's transport minister, a firm decision will be taken in the coming months, with any delay likely to be no more than a year. The terminal was originally due to have opened in 2005, but two years ago this was delayed to 2006 as a result of a drop in passenger traffic in 1998. The terminal will be able to handle 20 million passengers annually, boosting the airport's overall capacity to 64 million annually. In 2000 it handled around 29 million passengers. London City Airport will decide over the next few months on whether to go ahead with the construction of five new aircraft stands and a hold-point at the east end of the runway. The London Docklands airport has approval for the expansion but is reviewing the development schedule following the US attacks. The expansion would create eight to ten more slots at peak travel times. Zagreb Pleso Airport in Croatia has revived plans to construct a new terminal building, which will have a capacity of three million passengers a year. The development will cost around g190 million ($170 million). A fourth parallel runway 3,050m (10,000ft) long has been opened at Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport, which is expected to provide up to a 25% increase in capacity. A Category 1 ILS/DME has been approved by the UK Civil Aviation Authority at both ends of Coventry-West Midlands International Airport's 1,825m long main runway. Auckland International Airport expects to open a second runway in 2007 after agreeing with local government officials to make it shorter than planned and to take steps to protect residents from additional noise. On opening, all non-jet operations will be transferred to the new 1,200m long runway, freeing up slots on the main runway. An extension to 1,600m will probably be made in 2015, with the final stage taking the runway to 2,150m around 2020-2025.
Source: Flight International
