21 May 2020: In the recent announcement by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) foreign passengers on repatriation flights will be able to transit through Changi Airport starting 2nd June 2020. However the airlines need to submit their proposals to CAAS for evaluation. Singapore is slowly opening their doors to international travellers while maintaining stringent safety norms. This measure will be effective from 2nd June 2020.
Also, transit passengers are to remain in a designated facility in transit area and they won’t be allowed to mix with the airport crowd. Airport staff needs to adhere to strict norms like wearing the PPE kit, maintain social distancing and taking thermal scans or temperature checks of these passengers. Apart from Changi, a lot of other International borders are opening up with strict rules in place after about two months of lockdown which brought the civil aviation industry almost to a standstill.
