TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Singapore to allow travelers to transit through airport from June 2
Singapore, a regional travel and tourism hub, will gradually allow travelers to transit through its Changi Airport from June 2.
Change Size
Jewel Changi Airport's five-story garden, with 2,500 trees and 100,000 shrubs. (Jewel Changi Airport via The Straits Times/File)
S
ingapore, a regional travel and tourism hub, will gradually allow travelers to transit through its Changi Airport from June 2, the city-state's aviation regulator said on Wednesday.
Currently, foreign passengers may only transit through Singapore if they are on repatriation flights arranged by their governments. In March, visitors were banned from entering or transiting through the city-state to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
"This is part of Singapore's strategy to gradually re-open air transport to meet the needs of our economy and our people, whilst ensuring sufficient safeguards for safe travel," the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore said.
Read also: Singapore's Changi Airport shuts second terminal
It said airlines should submit their proposals for transfer lanes, which will be evaluated taking into account aviation safety, public health considerations, as well as the health of passengers and air crew.
Changi Airport, among the world's busiest last year, recorded 25,200 passenger movements in April, crashing 99.5 percent from the year ago.
Singapore is set to start easing its coronavirus curbs from June 2.
