Tourists slammed for turning Singapore Changi Airport into ‘sleeper village’


Tourists camping out at Singapore Changi Airport overnight to escape skyrocketing hotel prices during the F1 weekend sparked public criticism among locals for tarnishing the airport’s image.

A woman from the United States using the handle @sheridan.tate8 posted on October 5 that she and her husband slept at Changi Airport before their morning flight because the hotel prices were “astronomical” due to the Formula One race, held from October 3 to 5.

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