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Air Travel Bubbles, More Green Lanes Part of Plans for Singapore to ‘Revive’ Changi Air Hub Amid COVID-19: Ong Ye Kung

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Seeking more green lane deals and negotiating air transport bubbles with countries whose COVID-19 infection rates are low were some of the plans outlined by Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung on Tuesday (October 6) to “revive” Changi Air Hub. Mr. Ong delivered a ministerial statement in Parliament on …

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Parliament: Changi Airport will establish a dedicated testing laboratory for Covid-19; breathalyzer tests among the rapid test kits being tested, Political News and Featured Stories

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A Covid-19 testing laboratory will be established at Changi Airport in the coming months, as part of measures to reopen Singapore’s borders to international travelers and reactivate its air hub. Announcing this on Tuesday (October 6), Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said that testing is the key …

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Parliament: Changi falls from 7th to 58th on the list of busiest airports, now serving 1.5% of the usual volume of passengers, political news and news highlights

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Covid-19 has decimated the Changi Airport business. Compared to pre-pandemic times, the airport now serves just 1.5% of its usual passenger volume and 17% of the total number of flights. It has also plummeted to the 58th busiest airport, compared to the seventh, and now has direct …

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Coronavirus: Can China’s Golden Week Boost Asia’s Economies?

[ad_1] Image copyright EPA The annual Golden Week holiday is called “the world’s largest human migration,” as it generally sees millions of Chinese tourists traveling internationally. China accounts for almost a fifth of the world’s international tourism according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization. But this year, the pandemic …

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The security features of the new ERP units are more superior to mobile phones – Amy Khor

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – While electronic road pricing (ERP) payments can be made technically via smartphone, operational and safety issues underlie the Land Transport Authority’s next-generation on-board units (OBUs) for ERP charges, said Minister of State for Transport Amy Khor. on Monday (October 5). In response to inquiries from Members of …

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