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Changi International Airport Services or CIAS for short is a member of the DNATA group. It is the second largest ground handling provider in Changi International airport.It provides high quality cargo handling and catering services to its customers. It recently underwent a rebranding campaign in June 2005, spending about 11 million dollars to upgrade its current capabilities and opened a new CIP (commercially important people) lounge that has internet access, shower facilities, and refreshments. Cargo is a term used to denotes goods or produce being transported generally for commercial gain, usually on a ship, plane, train or lorry. ... Catering is the business of providing food service at a remote site. ...
With its strong and established presence in the ground handling, inflight catering and airport-related services industry in the Middle East, we are confident that Dnata is well-poised to take CIAS to its next level of growth.
Dnata provides ground handling and cargoservices at Dubai InternationalAirport and is one of the largest travel organizations in the Middle East.
CIAS provides a comprehensive range of services at the Airport, which includes cargo handling, inflight catering, passenger and baggage handling, ramp handling and flight operations.
ChangiAirport's efforts to counter the onset of age includes periodic physical upgrades to its existing terminals, building of new facilities and raising the benchmark in service quality, a factor which cannot be bought or built overnight, and where it continues to excel over its rivals.
Changi is the only five-star airport, as named the best airport of the world in year 2006 by Skytrax, defeating its regional rival, Hong Kong InternationalAirport.
ChangiAirport was built with ground ransportation considerations in mind from the onset, with the East Coast Parkway built and opened in tendem with the airport, providing a direct link to the city center.