Statement on Singapore Vaccinated Travel Lanes (media release)

Jeffrey Goh, CEO of Star Alliance, made the following remarks following the Singapore government’s declaration of a significant step in transitioning towards COVID resilience. “The initiation next month of Vaccinated Travel Lanes, piloting Brunei and Germany arrivals is both a welcome and significant development. We commend the leadership in this initiative to establish cautious but progressive guidelines that will form the basis for reopening international travel. This has been underpinned by the high vaccination adoption rate of citizens of Singapore and the recognition of similar vaccination success in other key countries. As part of a joint statement in June, my colleagues at oneworld and SkyTeam encouraged governments to exempt fully vaccinated passengers from blanket quarantine requirements, and further that COVID-19 testing, when required, should be both easily accessible and affordable. Each step, each pilot programme, each effort to reduce the many disparate border measures presently in effect in many jurisdictions will be another proof point that a return to a globally-connected world of responsible travel and tourism is in our sights, and with it a return to economic growth and restoring cultural ties and social progress.” <br/>