Changi Airport

We had a 5 hour 20 min stop over at Changi Airport between flights from Napier, New Zealand, Auckland, Singapore, Manchester. We booked a 6 hour block at the Ambassador Transit Hotel in Terminal 3, but we arrived in Terminal 2. A quick transfer on the little Skytrain made it nice and easy then a long walk to the hotel.
We managed a 2 or 3 hour sleep and a shower and off we go to the departure gate. Loaded up with Iced Water and assuming since we were in the Transit Terminal already that the water would be fine, BUT, that was not to be. Our plane was going to Houston, USA after Manchester so in fact there was a fairly stringent search making sure we had no water in our bags. After standing in the line for some time and getting near the front a security bloke asked if our water bottles were empty, nope, oh well go empty them then. So we did that and then back to the end of the line to start the process again.
Anyway we finally got through and onto the plane and good to go.

Changi is an awesome airport, it has a bit of everything. Along with helpful staff (most of the time) and a well organised agenda it seems to run like clockwork.

Manchester Airport in comparison is well past it’s use bye date, it is very old and tired and it’s low ceilings and complicated way to get where is needed well and truly needs some attention.