Originally Posted by
carrotjuice
I've always thought this practice at Changi to be particularly baffling. It's to do with the process that Singapore residents and citizens (who are able to use the automated passport machines at immigration at Changi) have to go through at immigration.
After checking in for your flight, when you enter through the immigration doors, your passport is first checked by the airport security...
The first check is Passport and Boarding Pass - to see if you are authorised to be entering the Immigration Process.