Singapore opens bubble for business travellers at Changi Airport


Singapore Airlines stewardesses walk along the transit hall of Changi International Airport terminal in Singapore on January 14, 2021. - AFP

SINGAPORE, Feb 20 (Bloomberg): Singapore has started taking applications for a programme that will allow people to enter the island for business and official purposes without having to quarantine for 14 days. The catch? They’ll have to stay in a bubble-like facility near Changi Airport, and can’t leave.

The first visitors under the so-called Connect@Changi programme are expected to arrive next month, Alan Thompson, joint head of strategic development at Temasek International, said Thursday. Temasek Holdings Pte, Singapore’s state investment firm, is supporting the initiative.

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