SATS opens private-jet centre at Seletar Airport
It provides personalised concierge, lounge and passenger services to private-jet customers
Fiona Lam
Singapore
IN-FLIGHT catering services provider SATS has opened its Business Aviation Centre (BAC) at Seletar Airport, providing personalised concierge, lounge and passenger services to private-jet customers, SATS said in a media statement on Tuesday.
The centre offers passengers discretion, privacy and speed, via its dedicated services for baggage handling, security screening, immigration clearance, and quarantine. This ensures the customers get a "seamless passage" through the airport, SATS noted.
Private-jet travellers can also enjoy fine dining in the skies, special dietary meals, express laundry services and a personal shopper.
Operations at BAC are managed by SATS Seletar Aviation Services (SSAS), a joint venture consisting of SATS and Swiss global business aviation services provider, Jet Aviation, as well as Universal Aviation, the ground support division of US-headquartered Universal Weather and Aviation.
Open all day, the centre has a reception area, a lounge, meeting rooms, individual workstations, massage chairs, toilets with showers, and a prayer room.
SSAS has handled more than 4,000 flight movements since its first flight at Seletar Airport on Nov 19, 2018. Of these, close to 70 per cent are attributed to business aviation, SATS said.
SATS also said the number of flights for business aviation is expected to grow 3-5 per cent year on year.
Bob Chi, chairman of SSAS, said private-jet travellers are usually on a tight schedule and travel frequently, therefore, saving time while travelling is important to them.
"SATS hopes to support Changi Airport in their plan to grow Seletar Airport into a hub for business travellers and tourists travelling on private jets," he said.
Since April 21 this year, SATS has also been handling flights by Malaysian budget airline Firefly from Seletar Airport.
The company is the chief ground-handling and in-flight catering firm at Singapore Changi Airport.
SATS shares on the Singapore Exchange's mainboard closed up seven Singapore cents or 1.408 per cent at S$5.04 on Tuesday.
