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Singapore welcomes first flight under quarantine-free scheme

The first flight carrying 100 passengers from Germany travelling under a quarantine-free scheme landed at Changi Airport in Singapore on September 8.
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Singapore (VNA) – The first flight carrying 100 passengers from Germany travellingunder a quarantine-free scheme landed at Changi Airport in Singapore onSeptember 8.

Flight SQ325, operated bySingapore Airlines (SIA), marked the start of Singapore's Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme, which isopen to Brunei and Germany.

Vaccinated travellersunder the scheme will take up to four COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testsin lieu of quarantine, and have to follow other conditions like takingdesignated VTL flights to Singapore.

Steven Ler, Presidentof the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore, said the first VTLflight was a breakthrough from the unsuccessful air travel bubble withHong Kong./.

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