SINGAPORE: After getting battered this year by COVID-19 travel restrictions, experts say the commercial aviation sector could look very different as it tries to build a post-pandemic future.
These include the establishment of travel bubbles with countries and regimes deemed safe, as well as a “rigorous testing regime” in place of a two-week isolation period for travellers.READ: Air travel bubbles, more green lanes part of plans for Singapore to ‘revive’ Changi Air Hub amid COVID-19: Ong Ye Kung
Testing should be coupled with other measures such as contact tracing, said Mr Tjoeng, while Associate Professor Fan suggested requiring tourists stick to a strict itinerary when travelling to another country, as with package tours.RECOVERY AND THE NEW NORMAL Major economies such as the United States and Britain are still grappling with the disease, and this will impact the number of travellers into Singapore from such locations, he said.
Airlines will have to restructure in the wake of COVID-19’s impact on revenue, said Assoc Prof Fan, with mergers, acquisitions and bankruptcy proceedings likely possibilities for carriers unable to stay afloat during the pandemic. “But in terms of the merger and acquisition options, it depends on the respective government. And it's not clear they are, at this point, open to that.
This one was clear 6 months ago. We aren't stopping Covid, and likely we aren't curing it. We need to manage it. Singapore has done a great job given the challenges of migrant workers. Lessons learned. Now it's a matter of preparing for 2021
Travel 72 hrs prior from a flight pax get tested To protect crew and passengers around If not NO TRAVEL