Applications for these countries open at 10am on March 1.ĬAAS said that as of Tuesday, Singapore has established travel lanes with 24 countries, with 389,046 travellers having entered the country under the scheme. Singapore has also established new arrangements for vaccinated travellers with Israel and the Philippines, with visitors from these countries allowed to enter Singapore without having to serve a quarantine period from March 4. The travel lane with Thailand will be extended to beyond its capital Bangkok and will include flights from all other cities there. It added that the travel lane quota for air travel will be progressively restored from 5,000 to 15,000 by March 4.Ī new travel lane arrangement with Hong Kong and the previously deferred one with Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will also be launched, with applications for these travel lanes opening from 10am on Feb 22 and the first flights taking place from Feb 25. Sales for additional bus tickets will open up on Wednesday, it added.ĬAAS said in a statement on Thursday that the move will put back on track Singapore's plans to reopen its borders safely and "reclaim Singapore's position as a global air hub". MOH also announced on Wednesday that the travel lane quota for air travel will be fully restored with immediate effect, while the quota for land travel to Malaysia will be fully restored from Feb 22. "The VTL (Sea) will benefit users of Indonesia’s travel bubble to specific resorts in Bintan and Batam and facilitate short-term leisure travel," MOH said. Singapore will be launching the first travel lane arrangement via sea from Batam and Bintan in Indonesia, as part of the country's efforts "to gradually restore transport connectivity", the Maritime Port Authority said.įor a start, 350 travellers will be allowed from Nongsapura International Ferry Terminal in Batam every week to Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal in Singapore, and another 350 travellers weekly from Bandar Bintan Telani Ferry Terminal in Bintan to Tanah Merah here.įerry services will be operated by Batam Fast and Bintan Resort Ferries.Īpplications for this will open at 10am on Feb 22, with the first ferry trip taking place on Feb 25.