Over 2.4 million travellers clear Woodlands, Tuas checkpoints over Hari Raya Haji long weekend

ICA said traffic is expected to remain very heavy at both land checkpoints throughout the rest of the June school holidays, which end on June 23. - PHOTO: IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY/FACEBOOK

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): More than 2.4 million travellers cleared the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints over the recent Hari Raya Haji long weekend between June 13 and June 17.

More than 530,000 travellers crossed on June 14 alone, a record number of people passing through the land checkpoints in a single day, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said in a Facebook post on June 18.