I Am Sure We Have All Heard Of,

if not seen,

 the movie The Terminal, an eastern immigrant finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there, the film is partially inspired by the 18-year stay of Mehran Karimi Nasseri in Terminal 1 of Charles de Gaulle International Airport, Paris, France, from 1988 to 2006, 

well it appears that people are still staying at airports, today I have just read about a lady, who asked to remain anonymous, chatting to Singapore newspaper Lianhe Wanbao that she moved into Changi Airport in 2008, after being hit hard by the global financial crisis. “At the time, I was stuck in a rut and had no other choice,” she said, adding that in the beginning she was terrified by the idea of living in an airport, and only planned to do it for a short period of time, until she got back on her feet. She rented out her three-room apartment and leaned to survive in an environment that she quickly learned provides a person with pretty much everything they need. She apparently became quite comfortable with her new home, as those few nights she originally planned for turned into eight years, the 50-year-old woman has apparently been living in Changi Airport, Singapore, despite owning her own three-room apartment, which she rents out for about $1,000 a month, the woman says she eats at the airport food court and shops at the supermarkets, has access to showers, and enjoys the free air-conditioning and wi-fi. If anything, she claims she is better off now than when she first arrived. “I first came to the airport empty-handed, but after staying for some time, I have more things now,” she told Lianhe Wanbao reporters, while showing them her trolley full of clothes, toiletries, food and other daily necessities, strangely enough she is not the only person living in the airport, the Singapore Times newspaper reports that at least 10 Singaporeans are currently living there, including a couple, and a guy who had a falling out with his roommate and avoids him by crashing at the airport every night. He goes back to his home during the day, what a strange but cost effective way to live, but does the airport have no control who can set up camp in their buildings?