Omicron scare: Singapore to cease recent air-ticket bookings for 4 weeks
Singapore will cease recent reserving of air tickets from December 23 to January 20 amid rising Omicron instances throughout the globe. Singapore will cease recent reserving of air tickets from December 23 to January 20 amid rising Omicron instances throughout the globe. (Representative picture)Singapore’s Civil Aviation Authority will cease the gross sales of tickets for Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) flights coming to Singapore from December 23 to January 20. The authorities have taken the choice for arrivals beneath its quarantine-free journey programme.
ALSO READ | Omicron surge in Europe: WHO warns of ‘storm’ pushing healthcare to the brink“Given the rapid spread of the Omicron variant overseas, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) will take proactive and preemptive steps to manage the inflow of Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) travellers and mitigate the risk to the Singapore community, while we observe and assess the emerging situation. Additional safeguards will also be implemented to protect frontline airport workers and air crew,” the authorities stated in an announcement.Around 24 nations, together with Australia, India, Malaysia, Britain, and the United States, come beneath the programme. However, travellers from these nations will be unable to ebook new tickets for these 4 weeks. Flyers who’ve already booked tickets on VTL flights or buses and those that meet all different necessities can nonetheless journey beneath the programme.ALSO READ | Omicron unfold in India: Variant instances rise to 213, most in Maharashtra, DelhiSingaporeans and PRs holding on to tickets is not going to be affected by the choice.“Under the VTL, fully vaccinated travellers from VTL countries, who travel on designated VTL flights may enter Singapore without quarantine and just need to undergo COVID-19 testing. Short-term visitors (STVs) and long-term pass holders (LTPHs) will also need to apply for a Vaccinated Travel Pass (VTP) to enter Singapore,” the assertion added.Singapore has confirmed 65 imported Omicron instances, with instances coming in from different nations. The authorities has stated that it has been capable of stem neighborhood an infection of the variant to date. Earlier on Monday, the federal government had discovered a suspected Omicron cluster in a health club and despatched the samples from the sufferers for genome sequencing.Click right here for IndiaAs we speak.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.