All Malaysia-Singapore VTL bus tickets in early Feb snapped up as of Monday (Jan 10) amid the CNY rush

A spokesman said that the demand is high but the company is not allowed to release more tickets as stipulated by the government. -Photo: LIANHE ZAOBAO via The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Jan 10 (The Straits Times/ANN): All 6,480 tickets sold by bus operator Causeway Link under the Malaysia-Singapore land vaccinated travel lane (VTL) were snapped up within hours on Monday (Jan 10) as people made plans to cross the border for the coming Chinese New Year.

The tickets for trips on the first six days of February - including the first day of Chinese New Year on Feb 1 - were up for grabs at 10am on Monday (Jan 10).