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.
Making the point that vaccines are working , he said: We are not likely to see a strong V-shaped recovery in aviation this year. But the start of a recovery is possible, and worth working towards.
May 03, 2021
Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung acknowledged it is a difficult time to talk about reopening borders.
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SINGAPORE - 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.
Making the point that vaccines are working , he said: We are not likely to see a strong V-shaped recovery in aviation this year. But the start of a recovery is possible, and worth working towards.
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