Dhaka, May 21 -- Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has broken ground on Changi Airport Terminal 5 (T5) on May 14.

The expansion project, more than a decade in the making, aims to position the airport to handle an anticipated surge in air travel within the Asia-Pacific and beyond.

With the ground-breaking, work on the mega terminal has commenced, following delays owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Singapore's flag carrier Singapore Airlines and its budget wing Scoot will consolidate their operations under one roof at T5 when the terminal opens in the mid-2030s, as per reports citing the airport's operator Changi Airport Group (CAG).

The airlines now operate across Terminals 1, 2 and 3, and SIA Group, as per reports, said the consol...