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Changi Airport Group (CAG) and Singapore Post (SingPost)
have launched a two-month Speedpost@Changi service trial in the
transit area of Changi Airport Terminal 1.
The service provides departing passengers with
an option to post their hand-carried items, which are disallowed
on board aircraft due to security restrictions or which do not
comply with liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGs) guidelines.
The joint service by CAG and SingPost, the
first-of-its kind in an Asian airport, gives passengers a
solution to ‘save’ disallowed hand- carried items which they did
not check in. These are typically items with sentimental or
high commercial value such as perfumes, liquid cosmetics (of
more than 100 ml), Swiss knives, grooming kits with
scissors/clippers, etc. which would otherwise be confiscated at
pre- flight screening checks.
Presently, departing passengers
go through pre-flight security screening before they are
allowed into the gate holdroom. To ensure the safety of all
passengers, a number of items are not allowed on board aircraft
such as sharp and blunt objects as well as LAGs of more than
100ml each. Confiscated items are subsequently disposed of.
The
two-month trial, conducted at gate holdrooms at Terminal 1’s
C-Pier, will offer SingPost’s Speedpost service to passengers
who wish to post prohibited hand-carried items to an address in
Singapore or overseas. Dedicated counters have been set up to
assist passengers using the service.
Items to be posted have to
fit in either of two standard Speedpost envelope sizes and
there is a 200 ml limit on liquids. Each envelope comes with a
barcode number which facilitates on-line tracking of the
package’s delivery status. All shipments are subject to
SingPost’s Speedpost regulations and guidelines.
Deliveries
within Singapore are charged a flat fee of Sin$10 per package,
regardless of size. For overseas addresses, charges vary according to the region of the mailing address and the envelope
size. For example, the Speedpost rate is Sin$16.50 for a small
envelope package for delivery to Malaysia.
During the trial,
CAG and SingPost have said they will assess operational issues, passenger
feedback and demand for the service before deciding on extending the service to the rest of the airport on a permanent
basis.
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