SINGAPORE - The aviation sector here will receive additional government support to the tune of $84 million, as continued recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic is expected to be slow.
This further financial support will help the industry deal with increased operational costs and training schemes, as well as with investment in productivity.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said in a statement on Tuesday (Dec 29) that the new support measures are critical to reviving Singapore s air hub and preparing it for the recovery of air travel. Given ongoing border restrictions and the resurgence of Covid-19 in many countries over winter, air travel will not recover soon.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is starting trials on a new digital health verification process, which will be the first in the world to be based on the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Travel Pass framework. This will offer customers the ability to securely store and present information related to Covid-19 tests, as well as their vaccination status in the future.
This service will initially be offered from 23 December to customers travelling on flights operated by Singapore Airlines from Jakarta or Kuala Lumpur to Singapore. If successful, this could be extended to other cities in the SIA route network.
Customers who take their Covid-19 tests at selected clinics in Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur would be given either digital or paper health certificates with a QR code. Airport check-in staff and Singapore’s immigration authority would be able to verify the authenticity of these certificates via a secure mobile app, and ensure that the customers meet Singapore’s entry requ
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A man looks at a Singapore Airlines plane at the viewing mall of Changi Airport Terminal 1. (Photo: Calvin Oh)
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SINGAPORE: Singapore s sole COVID-19 community case reported on Monday (Dec 28) is a Singapore Airlines steward who recently travelled to the United States for work.
He has been classified as a locally transmitted case due to a relatively long time interval between his travel and positive COVID-19 test, the Health Ministry (MOH) said.