Starting February 22, the Singapore government will relax entry and testing requirements for Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) passengers. However, people arriving from India will need to carry a negative PCR test report or rapid antigen test, not older than 48 hours.
As per Singapore Airlines (SIA), fully vaccinated passengers travelling to Singapore on VTL flights from Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai will have their travel history requirement reduced from 14 to 7 days.
Eligibility for VTL flights
According to SIA, travellers should not have travel history (including transit) outside of VTL countries/regions, or outside of countries/regions listed as Category I, namely Macao, Mainland China, and Taiwan by Singapore’s Ministry of Health in the past seven days.
A statement released by the SIA read, “If the traveller has been in Singapore within those last seven days, his/her stay in Singapore can be counted towards fulfilling this seven-day travel history requirement.”
Secondly, long-term pass holders will no longer have to apply for a vaccinated travel pass (VTP). As per the statement, on-arrival testing requirements at Singapore will also be relaxed.
A testing notice, with a weblink to book tests upon entry into Singapore, will be issued to the passengers. If the above antigen test is negative, no further tests will be needed.
Currently, Singapore Airlines is operating 52 flights to Singapore from eight cities in India.
