Singapore to take cautious approach to reopening air travel: minister

Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung acknowledged it is a difficult time to talk about reopening borders. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Some safe opening of air travel in 2021 is possible if governments open up cautiously with regions that have a low number of domestic Covid-19 cases, said Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung.

At the same time, measures should be tightened for places with high infection rates, he added in a speech on Monday (May 3) at a virtual dialogue on reopening borders by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Business Advisory Council.