SINGAPORE, Oct 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) —\u00a0Singapore, which recently\u00a0reached an in-principle agreement to establish a bilateral Air Travel Bubble with\u00a0Hong Kong, is keen to have a\u00a0similar\u00a0arrangement with Malaysia when the time is right, according to\u00a0the republic\u2019s Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I would really like to have an air bubble with Malaysia,” he said in an exclusive interview with The Straits Times\u2019 news editor Karamjit Kaur on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“But as of now, the case numbers in Malaysia are quite high, so I think we will have to wait and see… We do know and our healthcare officials’ assessment is that Malaysia takes virus control very seriously. So I certainly hope they will succeed in suppressing this current round of spikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“When the time is right, I’m sure I will propose (an air travel bubble) to them,” Ong was quoted as saying in the report published today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The minister was responding to a question on whether there are plans for more travel between Singapore and Malaysia, one of the busiest air routes in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two countries have implemented two travel arrangements so far, namely The Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL) and The Periodic Commuting Arrangement (PCA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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