Singapore to freeze new ticket sales for quarantine-free travel

Reuters2021-12-22

SINGAPORE, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Singapore will freeze all new ticket sales for flights and buses under its programme for quarantine-free travel into the city-state from Dec. 23 to Jan. 20, the government said on Wednesday, citing risk from the fast-spreading Omicron COVID-19 variant.

Under the vaccinated travel lane (VTL) programme, Singapore allows quarantine-free entry from some countries to fully vaccinated travellers on designated flights or buses. The travellers have to undergo regular testing.

Singapore has set up these lanes for about two dozen countries, including Australia, India, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The government said it will also temporarily reduce the VTL quotas and ticket sales for travel after Jan. 20, 2022. For flights, the total ticket sales will be capped at 50% of the allocated quota.

"Our border measures will help to buy us time to study and understand the Omicron variant, and to strengthen our defences, including enhancing our healthcare capacity, and getting more people vaccinated and boosted," the health ministry said in a statement.

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  • KingCrab
    2021-12-28
    KingCrab
    Better be safe than sorry. It is indeed prudent to freeze VTL until we are confident that the booster shots can prevent serious illness from Omicron.
    • Art123
      pray
    • RubyPulitzer
      Don't worry. Omicron's influence will not be too great.
    • lemonadey
      Wish your dreams come true. The new vaccine soon appeared.
    • BecauseOfYou
      You are right. We are all waiting for the new vaccine to appear.
    • huuou
      The global economy needs recovery. Vaccination benefits everyone in the world.
  • Soephiee
    2021-12-27
    Soephiee
    🙈
  • koolgal
    2021-12-26
    koolgal
    A temporary setback for travellers.  Hopefully things will improve with more vaccinations.  Go away Omicron!  You are not welcome anywhere! 
    • keepcalm
      Omicron's influence will not be as serious as the initial Covid-19.
    • koolgal
      Definitely. 👍😊
    • koolgal
      Look forward to that
    • koolgal
      That's true.
    • koolgal
      Yes go away and don't come back
  • Bspn
    2021-12-24
    Bspn
    Ok
  • Blake316
    2021-12-24
    Blake316
    Pls don’t drop price 
  • soonchow
    2021-12-23
    soonchow
    Gg
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