Singapore airport unveils 40ft slide designed to keep travellers entertained

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By Travelmail Reporter

Go flying: A rider at Singapore's Changi Airport tackles TheSlide@T3, a twisting new attraction in the arrivals lounge that stretches across four floors


As a way to beat the boredom while waiting for your flight, it certainly beats Solitaire.

Singapore's Changi Airport has unveiled the 'world's tallest slide in an airport' in a bid to help passengers enjoy their time before taking off or while waiting for family members.

In the arrivals hall at the airport's Terminal 3, The 12-metre-high ride, known as 'TheSlide@T3', stretches over four storeys and speeds travellers from top to bottom at a rate of 6 metres-per-second.


An idea that's sure to take off...but children aged seven are deemed too young to ride.


It's not the first time the airport - a major hub for South-East Asia - has impressed, Changi is regularly voted the world's best airport and boasts a cinema, butterfly garden and a rooftop swimming pool among its attractions.

Guests spending $30 (around £15) in the airport terminal get two tokens that can be redeemed on the ride. The slide is open daily from 12pm to 10:30pm but younger travellers may be disappointed - children aged under seven are deemed too young to ride, www.changiairport.com.


source: dailymail

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