The Singapore Airlines Group Expands Vaccinated Travel Lane Flight Network With New Destinations And Increased Flight Frequencies
(Singapore 16 February 2022) The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group will expand its Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) network to 47 cities from 25 countries in the coming weeks. Singapore Airlines will progressively add Dubai, Hong Kong, Manila, New York (Newark), and Phuket from 25 February 2022.
In tandem, SIA will step up its frequencies for flights between Singapore and several existing VTL destinations. These are Bandar Seri Begawan, Colombo, Male, and Phnom Penh. Scoot, SIA’s low-cost subsidiary, will progressively include Chiang Mai, Cebu, Clark, Davao, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Krabi, London (Gatwick) and Phuket to its VTL network. Scoot will also increase its frequency for services between Singapore and Phuket.
“Singapore’s VTL arrangements have helped to successfully unlock the pent-up demand for international air travel to and through Changi Airport,” a spokesperson for SIA stated. “SIA has built up our VTL network in a calibrated manner over the last few months. By adding new VTL services and increasing the frequencies on several existing routes, the SIA Group can provide more travel options and greater flexibility for our customers.”
NEW VTL SERVICES
All schedules are subject to change in accordance with the latest travel regulations.
CEBU SINGAPORE (SCOOT)
Scoot currently operates four-times weekly services between Singapore and Cebu. From 4 March, TR385 will operate as the designated VTL flight from Cebu to Singapore with an increase to five-times weekly services from 8 March. These services will be operated on the Airbus A321neo aircraft.
CHIANG MAI SINGAPORE (SCOOT)
Scoot currently operates four-times weekly services between Singapore and Chiang Mai. From 5 March 2022, TR677 and TR675 will operate as designated VTL flights from Chiang Mai to Singapore. These services will be operated on the Airbus A320neo aircraft.
CLARK SINGAPORE (SCOOT)
Scoot currently operates daily services between Singapore and Clark. From 4 March, TR387 will be designated as a VTL flight from Clark to Singapore. These services will be operated on the Airbus A320 aircraft.
DAVAO SINGAPORE (SCOOT)
Scoot currently operates thrice-weekly services between Singapore and Davao. From 4 March, TR361 will be designated as a VTL flight from Davao to Singapore. These services will be operated on the Airbus A321neo aircraft.
DUBAI SINGAPORE (SIA)
SIA currently operates daily services between Singapore and Dubai. From 24 February 2022, SQ495 will operate as the designated VTL flight from Dubai to Singapore. These services will be operated on the Airbus A350-900 medium haul aircraft. The inaugural VTL flight SQ495 will depart Dubai on 24 February and arrive in Singapore on 25 February.
HONG KONG SINGAPORE (SIA and SCOOT)
SIA currently operates twice-daily services between Singapore and Hong Kong. From 25 February, SQ883 and SQ895 will operate as designated VTL flights from Hong Kong to Singapore. SIA services will be operated on the Airbus A350-900 or the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, depending on flight schedule. Scoot currently operates daily flights between Singapore and Hong Kong. From 25 February, TR981 will be designated as a VTL flight from Hong Kong to Singapore. Scoot services will be operated on the Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
LONDON (GATWICK) -- BANGKOK SINGAPORE (SCOOT)
From 22 March, Scoot will operate thrice-weekly services between London (Gatwick) and Singapore via Bangkok. TR753 will be designated as a VTL flight from London (Gatwick) to Singapore via Bangkok. These services will be operated on the Boeing 787-8 aircraft.
JEDDAH SINGAPORE (SCOOT)
Scoot currently operates thrice-weekly services between Singapore and Jeddah. From 24 February, TR9597 be designated as a VTL flight from Jeddah to Singapore. These services will be operated on the Boeing 787-8 aircraft.
KRABI SINGAPORE (SCOOT)
Scoot currently operates thrice-weekly services between Singapore and Krabi. From 4 March, TR689 will be designated as a VTL flight from Krabi to Singapore. These services will be operated on the Airbus A320neo aircraft.
MANILA SINGAPORE (SIA)
SIA currently operates 24-time weekly services between Singapore and Manila. From 4 March, all flights SQ915, SQ917, SQ919 and SQ921 - from Manila to Singapore will be designated as VTL flights. From 27 March, this service will increase to 28 times weekly between the two cities. All services will be operated on the Airbus A350-900 medium haul aircraft.
NEW YORK (NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT) SINGAPORE (SIA)
From 27 March, SIA will operate daily flights between Singapore and Newark Liberty International Airport in New York. SQ21 will operate as the designated VTL flight from Newark Liberty International Airport to Singapore. This is in addition to the existing twice-daily VTL flights from New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport to Singapore. These flights will be operated on the Airbus A350-900 ultra long range aircraft.
PHUKET SINGAPORE (SIA and SCOOT)
SIA currently operates twice-daily flights between Singapore and Phuket. From 4 March, both return flights from Phuket to Singapore, SQ727 and SQ735, will operate as designated VTL flights. From 27 March 2022 to 31 May 2022, this will increase to a thrice-daily flight service. From 1 June to 30 September 2022, this will increase to a four-times daily service. From 1 October, the frequency will further increase to a five-times daily service between the two cities. All return flights from Phuket to Singapore will be designated as VTL flights. All SIA services will be operated on the Boeing 737-8 aircraft.
Scoot currently operates thrice-weekly services between Singapore and Phuket. From 4 March, this will increase to a daily service between the two cities. TR653 will be designated as a VTL flight from Phuket to Singapore. All Scoot services will be operated on the Airbus A320 aircraft.
From 1-30 April 2022, SIA will mount a supplementary flight service between Singapore and Phuket to cater to the seasonal volume of demands. This means that there will be four-time weekly service for the month of April.
FREQUENCY INCREASE IN EXISTING SIA VTL SERVICES.
BRUNEI SINGAPORE
SIA currently operates thrice-weekly services between Singapore and Brunei, with SQ143 operating as the designated VTL flight from Brunei to Singapore. Starting 9 March, SIA will add two additional flights on Wednesdays and Thursdays. This will increase to a five-time weekly service between the two cities.
SQ 143 will continue to operate as the designated VTL flight from Brunei to Singapore till 25 March, and SQ147 will subsequently operate as the designated VTL flight from 27 March onwards. All services are operated on the Boeing 737-8 aircraft.
COLOMBO - SINGAPORE
SIA currently operates daily flights between Singapore and Colombo, with SQ469 operating as the designated VTL flight from Colombo to Singapore. Starting 1 October, SIA will add two additional flights on Wednesday and Saturdays, increasing to a nine-time weekly service between the two cities. From 1 October, SQ465 will operate as a designated VTL flight from Colombo to Singapore, in addition to the existing VTL flight SQ469. SQ465 will be operated on the Boeing 737-8 aircraft, while SQ469 will continue to operate on the Airbus A350-900 medium haul aircraft.
MALE SINGAPORE
SIA currently operates 10-times weekly services between Singapore and Male. SQ437 operates thrice weekly as the designated VTL flight from Male to Singapore. Starting 4 March, SIA will increase to twice daily flights, between Singapore and Male. SQ437 will operate daily as the designated VTL flight from Male to Singapore. All services will be operated on the Boeing 737-800NG aircraft.
PHNOM PENH - SINGAPORE
SIA currently operates twice daily flights between Singapore and Phnom Penh. SQ153 operates as the daily designated VTL flight from Phnom Penh to Singapore. From 1 June, SIA will increase to thrice-daily flights between the two cities. Both SQ153 and SQ155 will operate as daily designated VTL flights from Phnom Penh to Singapore. All services will be operated on the Boeing 737-8 aircraft.
SIA Customers with Existing Bookings
SIA customers with existing bookings will be notified if their flight has been designated as a VTL flight. Those who do not meet the VTL requirements may opt to rebook their flights or request for a refund instead. Customers may request to rebook or seek a refund of the unused portion of their ticket via our Assistance Request Form to submit their request. Those who require urgent assistance may also reach out to their local Singapore Airlines reservation office. Customers who have made bookings through a travel agency or partner airline are advised to contact them directly for assistance.
