Accordingly, international airlines will have to submit proposals for the transfer lanes at Changi Airport to CAAS. The proposals will continue to be evaluated based on aviation safety, public health as well as the health of passengers and crew.
In addition, Covid-19 prevention measures continue to be implemented to ensure that transit passengers at the airport will be taken to government-designated quarantine facilities and not mixed with other passengers at Changi Airport.
In addition, airport staff interacting with passengers will be required to wear personal protective equipment and adhere to all other preventative measures that remain in place in Singapore. Currently, foreign passengers can only transit through Singapore if they are on government-arranged repatriation flights.
Previously, the Singapore Tourism Board said it would close Terminal 2 of Changi Airport for 18 months, starting from May 1, due to the current complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic.
Accordingly, flights will be allocated to the remaining terminals of the airport, in which Singapore Airlines will operate at Terminal 3. Changi Airport is also considering closing Terminal 4 if airlines suspend or adjust flight schedules.
Air traffic in Singapore has plummeted as all international travelers have been banned from entering or transiting in Singapore since March 23. In comparison, Changi Airport handled more than 170,000 passengers a day in May last year, while daily flights have dropped from 7,400 to just 80 as the Covid-19 pandemic spread globally.
