City-state opens first green airport terminal

China Daily
Updated: 2008-01-10 07:19

Singapore opened a new "green" airport terminal yesterday, boasting energy-saving skylights, a butterfly garden and more than 200 species of foliage spread over enough floor space to cover 50 soccer fields.

The S$1.75 billion ($1.22 billion) terminal at state-owned Changi Airport received its first passengers, who landed on a Singapore Airlines flight from San Francisco amidst a high-powered welcoming committee including government ministers.

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