Singapore Changi Airport serves a total of 84 airlines through its 4 Terminals. It can be confusing at times to know which terminal your flight may be departing from or arriving at at Singapore Changi International Airport due to it sheer size. This article will help clarify how to reclassify these terminals through our own understanding to better understand the organization of arriving and departing flights.
Terminal 1
Terminal 1 although is used as Scoot’s main terminal for it’s home hub, T1 also serves as a major terminal for most international carriers to Changi Airport. This is essentially the Oneworld member terminal dominating with 7 out of a total of 10 airline members servicing Singapore based here. Some of the major carriers include British Airways, Qantas, Qatar Airways and Japan Airlines. This terminal also is home to Star Alliance (4) and Skyteam (3) members. You will also find several low cost carriers aside from scoot that is based in T1 such as Indigo Airlines and Zip air. T1 also holds the most number of airlines standing at 28.
Airlines |
Alliance |
| British Airways | Oneworld |
| Finnair | Oneworld |
| Fiji Airways | Oneworld |
| Japan Airlines | Oneworld |
| Qantas | Oneworld |
| Qantas Link | Oneworld |
| Qatar Airways | Oneworld |
| Air China | Star Alliance |
| Shenzhen Airlines | Star Alliance |
| Thai Airways | Star Alliance |
| Turkish Airlines | Star Alliance |
| Air France | Skyteam |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | Skyteam |
| Xiamen Airlines | Skyteam |
| Scoot | Value |
| Aero Dili | – |
| Air Niugini | – |
| Bangkok Airways | – |
| Cambodian Airways | – |
| Chongqing Airlines | – |
| Emirates | – |
| Hebei Airlines | – |
| Indigo Airlines | – |
| Myanmar Airlines International | – |
| Philippine Airlines | – |
| Shandong Airlines | – |
| Starlux | – |
| Zip Air | – |
Terminal 2
A major hub for homegrown national carrier Singapore Airlines, the carrier is split across both T2 and T3 for arrivals and departures with T2 servicing regional South-East Asian destinations within the SQ network. As stated from Singapore Airline’s official website:
“Singapore Airlines customers flying to South East Asian destinations, Dhaka in Bangladesh, Male in Maldives, Kathmandu in Nepal, Colombo in Sri Lanka, Japan (with the exception of SQ12*) and South Korea should check in at Terminal 2.“
Besides from Singapore Airlines, T2 is also home to 9 Star Alliance members out of 17 members servicing Singapore. Which is why T2 is mainly a Star Alliance member terminal. The terminal had recently reopened at the start of 1st November 2023 after it had undergone major renovation works. This was done to allign the aesthetics of the terminal to a more contemporary and modern design that complements Jewel and the newer surrounding complex.
| Airline | Alliance |
| Air India | Star Alliance |
| Air India Express | Star Alliance |
| All Nippon Airways | Star Alliance |
| Ethiopian Airlines | Star Alliance |
| Lufthansa | Star Alliance |
| Sichuan Airlines | Star Alliance |
| Singapore Airlines | Star Alliance |
| Swiss Airlines | Star Alliance |
| United Airlines | Star Alliance |
| Malaysia Airlines | Oneworld |
| Air Macau | – |
| Etihad | – |
| Firefly | – |
| Royal Brunei Airlines | – |
Terminal 3:
T3 is similar to T2 where it is the base for long-haul Singapore Airlines destinations flying to places such as Oceania, Japan, the United States and Canada. Not forgetting it’s extensive network to European destinations.
T3 can also be considered the Skyteam member terminal, with this alliance having a dominating presence here with 5 out of 10 member airlines servicing Singapore from here. Some of these members being major regional partners.
| Airline | Alliance |
| China Airlines | Skyteam |
| China Eastern | Skyteam |
| Garuda | Skyteam |
| Saudia | Skyteam |
| Vietnam Airlines | Skyteam |
| Asiana | Star Alliance |
| Eva Air | Star Alliance |
| Air New Zealand | Star Alliance |
| Singapore Airlines | Star Alliance |
| Sri Lankan Airlines | Oneworld |
| Air Calin | – |
| Air Premia | – |
| Batik Air | – |
| Batik Air (Malaysia) | – |
| Bhutan Airlines | – |
| Biman Bangladesh Airlines | – |
| Citilink | – |
| Drukair | – |
| Gulf Air | – |
| Lion Air | – |
| Malindo Air | – |
| Myanmar National Airlines | – |
| Thai Lion Air | – |
| T’way | – |
| US Bangla Airlines | – |
| Vistara | – |
Terminal 4
The last and newest terminal opened in 2017 is located further away from the main vicinity of the rest of the airport terminals, but still serve as a very important terminal for regional tourists. This terminal sees a mix of partners from various alliances such as Skyteam, Oneworld and Value alliances. Notably it serves as a terminal for a majority of regional asian low cost carriers, in addition to several national carriers such as Cathay Pacific, Korean Airlines and Delta Airlines.
| Airline | Alliance |
| Delta Airlines | Skyteam |
| Korean Airlines | Skyteam |
| Cathay Pacific | Oneworld |
| Cebu Pacific | Value |
| Jeju Air | Value |
| Air Asia | – |
| Bamboo Airways | – |
| Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines | – |
| Hainan Airlines | – |
| Hong Kong Express | – |
| Jetstar Asia | – |
| Jetstar International | – |
| June Yao Air | – |
| Pacific Airlines | – |
| Spring Airlines | – |
| Thai Vietjet | – |
| Transnusa | – |
| Vietjet | – |
To consolidate the information, the easiest way to remember where to go whether you’re arriving or departing from Singapore Changi Airport is that T1 is a Oneworld Terminal, Terminal 2 is a Star Alliance Terminal and T3 is a Skyteam Terminal. This is not a hard and fast rule, but the majority of alliance carriers fall within their respected alliance terminals.
If you’re flying with Singapore Airlines, T2 will be for regional and some Asia-Pacific destinations and T3 will be for long haul and ultra long haul destinations.
Always double check your ticket and booking for the right terminal.
