Originally Posted by
kt74
At SIN, if your gate allocation is unlucky, it can be a 30 minute walk or longer - hardly optimal on a 45 minute connection. And there is no way of getting from the A gates/lounges to the B gates at Changi without the 15 minute obstacle course through the T3 shopping mall - no travellators or Skytrain to help you here (why not?)
So what is your point? Is the issue that SQ operate in 2 terminals or the distance between gate is too far?
If you complaining that the connecting in SIN because SQ operated in 2 terminal, I can tell you that, if you are unlucky, even within T2 you can end up walking at least 10-15 min, if you say arrive at gate F60 and connecting to E8 or E28. It happened to me once, supposed to schedule to depart from F60 and last minute SQ decided to swap aircraft and the new aircraft was at gate E6!
I occasionally depart from the very far end of gate A in T3, which is like A16-18. I walk few time, I think it is like 15 min walk and there is travelator. There is also train to bring you there.
If this is too much hassle for you try to connect in HKG. I once arrive on gate 60-ish and depart from gate 3 or 4! And what I did not know in HKG the train is only go in one direction. In arrival from bigger number gate to lower number gate (toward immigration) and in departure level from small number to bigger number (away from immigration). If you miss this, try to walk from one end to another end! I did walk from the Wing lounge (which is just behind immigration) near gate 1-4 to catch a flight at gate 60ish. It like 20ish min walk and I walked very fast as I always missed my flight and I run out of breath when I sat down in the plane!