Paying tribute to Lee Kuan Yew through Changi airport

Singaporeans placing flowers at a memorial for former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew near the Singapore Parliment House in Singapore on March 25. Photo: THESTAR/Lim Cheng Kiat

An online petition to rename Singapore's Changi Airport "Lee Kuan Yew International Airport" has been signed by more than 12,000 people and submitted to the government, its organiser said

In an update on the website change.org the organiser, who goes by the moniker 'Remembering LKY' – Lee's initials, said the petition, which gathered 12,481 signatures, was handed over to Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew on April 14.