SINGAPORE: Singapore announced new vaccinated travel lanes (VTLs) for Vietnam and Greece on Friday (Mar 4), while extending the quarantine-free arrangement to more cities in Malaysia, Indonesia and India.
From Mar 16, the VTL for Malaysia will extend beyond Kuala Lumpur to include Penang, starting with four daily flights each way between Singapore and Penang, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS).
On the same date, the VTL for Indonesia will extend beyond Jakarta to include Bali-Denpasar, starting with two daily flights from Bali-Denpasar to Singapore.
Indonesia also plans to launch a trial to allow vaccinated travellers to enter Bali from mid-March, said Transport Minister S Iswaran in a Facebook post.
The VTL for India will extend beyond Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai to include all cities in India, said CAAS.
“Airlines that plan to operate from these points under the VTL may submit their plans for designated flights to CAAS for approval,” said the authority.
Vietnam plans to reopen its borders for international tourism from Mar 15, noted CAAS.
“With the launch of the VTL from Vietnam, we will restore two-way quarantine-free travel with Vietnam, which was a popular destination for many Singaporeans pre-COVID,” it added.
Travellers from Vietnam and Greece may enter Singapore under the VTL on or after Mar 16.
Vaccinated travel pass applications for these countries will open on Mar 13 at 10am, and short-term visitors and work permit holders who are eligible must apply for such a pass.
Among work permit holders, non-Malaysian work permit holders in the construction, marine shipyard and process sector or work permit holders who are staying in dormitories are not allowed to enter Singapore under the VTL.
Fully vaccinated Singaporeans, permanent residents and all other long-term pass holders and in-principle approval (IPA) holders do not need to apply for the pass. Children aged 12 and below in the calendar year do not need to do so as well.
With the addition of the VTL with Greece, Singapore has established two-way quarantine-free travel with all countries in Europe that have direct flights to Singapore.
“To enable greater flexibility for travellers visiting or coming from Europe to plan their journeys, the CAAS will also broaden the travel history requirement for the VTL to include the entire European Economic Area,” said CAAS.
The European Economic Area, which consists of the 27 EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, allows the free movement of people between these countries.
The broadening of travel history requirement will apply to travellers entering Singapore on or after Mar 16.
Travellers who have been in any country in the European Economic Area ,including any transit stops, within the last seven consecutive days prior to departure to Singapore, may count their stay in those countries towards fulfilling the seven-day VTL travel history requirement.
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From Mar 16, the VTL for Malaysia will extend beyond Kuala Lumpur to include Penang, starting with four daily flights each way between Singapore and Penang, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS).
On the same date, the VTL for Indonesia will extend beyond Jakarta to include Bali-Denpasar, starting with two daily flights from Bali-Denpasar to Singapore.
Indonesia also plans to launch a trial to allow vaccinated travellers to enter Bali from mid-March, said Transport Minister S Iswaran in a Facebook post.
The VTL for India will extend beyond Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai to include all cities in India, said CAAS.
“Airlines that plan to operate from these points under the VTL may submit their plans for designated flights to CAAS for approval,” said the authority.
NEW VTLS WITH VIETNAM, GREECE
Vietnam plans to reopen its borders for international tourism from Mar 15, noted CAAS.
“With the launch of the VTL from Vietnam, we will restore two-way quarantine-free travel with Vietnam, which was a popular destination for many Singaporeans pre-COVID,” it added.
Travellers from Vietnam and Greece may enter Singapore under the VTL on or after Mar 16.
Vaccinated travel pass applications for these countries will open on Mar 13 at 10am, and short-term visitors and work permit holders who are eligible must apply for such a pass.
Among work permit holders, non-Malaysian work permit holders in the construction, marine shipyard and process sector or work permit holders who are staying in dormitories are not allowed to enter Singapore under the VTL.
Fully vaccinated Singaporeans, permanent residents and all other long-term pass holders and in-principle approval (IPA) holders do not need to apply for the pass. Children aged 12 and below in the calendar year do not need to do so as well.
With the addition of the VTL with Greece, Singapore has established two-way quarantine-free travel with all countries in Europe that have direct flights to Singapore.
“To enable greater flexibility for travellers visiting or coming from Europe to plan their journeys, the CAAS will also broaden the travel history requirement for the VTL to include the entire European Economic Area,” said CAAS.
The European Economic Area, which consists of the 27 EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, allows the free movement of people between these countries.
The broadening of travel history requirement will apply to travellers entering Singapore on or after Mar 16.
Travellers who have been in any country in the European Economic Area ,including any transit stops, within the last seven consecutive days prior to departure to Singapore, may count their stay in those countries towards fulfilling the seven-day VTL travel history requirement.
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