SINGAPORE TO COOPERATE WITH ULAANBAATAR

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The president of Singapore Changi International Airport W.W.Liong and Vice president L.C.Kiat visited Ulaanbaatar city's tourism department April 2. The delegation was invited by the Ministry of the Road and Transportation and the Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia /CAA/. The sides talked about creating tourist flow between Mongolia and Singapore, possibilities of opening direct flights between Ulaanbaatar and Singapore in order to attract people from Central Asia, Far East and Siberia. At present, some eight thous.people travel between Singapore and Mongolia a year, and, if to lunch the direct route, this number will increase greatly, opening new exit for travelers of Central Asia and Australia as well. Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd (CAG) undertakes key functions focusing on airport operations and management, air hub development, commercial activities and airport emergency services. Over the past three decades, CAG, previously known as part of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, has established Changi Airport as the world's most awarded "Best Airport". With more than 420 awards, Changi has come a long way since its humble beginnings in 1981, when Terminal 1 first opened. It handled more than 51 million passenger movements in 2012 and registered a monthly record of 4.92 million in December 2012. Presently, Changi Airport serves some 110 airlines flying to over 240 cities in about 60 countries and territories worldwide. A flight takes off or lands at Changi Airport roughly once every 100 seconds. One of the world's biggest airport of the world Changi to cooperate with Ulaanbaatar's tourism advertisement and marketing. Ch.Enkhtuya