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Green lanes for leisure travel seen helping Changi Airport regain some traffic

Published Fri, Aug 14, 2020 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

SINGAPORE may consider introducing reciprocal green lanes at Changi Airport for tourists from countries where the Covid-19 situation is similar to or better than that in Singapore. This means leisure travellers from such a country will be exempted from having to serve a 14-day quarantine on arrival, and vice-versa.

Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung suggested the arrangement as a way to help lift the passenger numbers at Changi to about 40 per cent of pre-Covid levels.

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