Australia is looking at Singapore as its next target for a travel bubble agreement, after its quarantine-free travel bubble with New Zealand took off this week.
The commencement of the travel bubble – the first for both countries – comes more than a year after air links between the two neighbours were suspended due to the ongoing pandemic.
Singapore tops Australia’s list for potential travel bubble partners; Flinders Street Station pictured
First flights under the two-way travel bubble were near capacity, with almost 10,000 people travelling between the two countries on Monday, the day the travel bubble opened, according to a report by The Straits Times.
With the opening of the trans-Tasman travel bubble and the global vaccine rollout, the Australian government is looking to forge similar agreements with other low Covid-risk countries, including Singapore.
Local news outlets quoted Australia’s deputy prime minister Michael McCormack as saying that the government remains “in discussions” with Singapore on a potential travel bubble between the two countries. He also said that discussions with the Singaporean government were in its initial phase, and that Singapore was top of the list for future travel bubbles.
Australia is looking at Singapore as its next target for a travel bubble agreement, after its quarantine-free travel bubble with New Zealand took off this week.
The commencement of the travel bubble – the first for both countries – comes more than a year after air links between the two neighbours were suspended due to the ongoing pandemic.
First flights under the two-way travel bubble were near capacity, with almost 10,000 people travelling between the two countries on Monday, the day the travel bubble opened, according to a report by The Straits Times.
With the opening of the trans-Tasman travel bubble and the global vaccine rollout, the Australian government is looking to forge similar agreements with other low Covid-risk countries, including Singapore.
Local news outlets quoted Australia’s deputy prime minister Michael McCormack as saying that the government remains “in discussions” with Singapore on a potential travel bubble between the two countries. He also said that discussions with the Singaporean government were in its initial phase, and that Singapore was top of the list for future travel bubbles.