Jetstar Asia gets approval to operate VTL flights from Bangkok and Phnom Penh into Singapore

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Budget carrier Jetstar Asia has received approval from the authorities to operate designated flights from Thailand and Cambodia into Singapore under

As Thailand and Cambodia have earlier opened up their borders to vaccinated travellers from Singapore, the Republic's move to expand the VTL to them paves the way for quarantine-free round trips to these countries.

Travellers do not have to book designated flights in order to fly to Bangkok and Phnom Penh without quarantine. Jetstar Asia's head of commercial and regional general manager of South-east Asia, Mr Woo Wai Keong, said that Bangkok and Phnom Penh have vibrant street life and delicious food. "Not only will local travellers welcome this news, but we also expect to see strong demand for these services from transiting passengers travelling from Europe and the United States via Singapore," he said.

 

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