FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the facade of Jewel, along with a walkway linking it to the various terminals in Changi Airport in Singapore, April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Feline Lim
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will halt construction of the fifth terminal at its Changi Airport for at least two years to assess how the COVID-19 pandemic will impact the aviation sector and the future of travel, the city-state's transport minister said on Tuesday.
The government was carrying out a study of how the aviation sector will change, and the design of new terminal would be altered to account for new safety requirements as well as changing needs of airlines, Khaw Boon Wan said.
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