Alternative routing if Japan is still closed in September
Feb 18, 2022, 7:53 pm
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Yeah, and asking for where we will be and who will be allowing people in in 6-7 months is like asking for winning lottery numbers in 6 months, so I don’t see how you can plan this far in advance. Thailand hasn’t been particularly consistent for tourism, China doesn’t look like it’s opening soon, and so on. Probably better to stop over in SIN for now and re-evaluate much closer to travel dates, I think.
If you're traveling to Singapore under the VTL program, this won't work. Per the Singapore VTL site:
>Travellers may only have travelled to or transited via "Active VTL (Air) Countries/Regions" within the past 14 days
Japan is not on the list of VTL regions. So if you transit Japan en route to Singapore, you won't be let in. Thailand and Korea are good alternates that are on the VTL list.
>Travellers may only have travelled to or transited via "Active VTL (Air) Countries/Regions" within the past 14 days
Japan is not on the list of VTL regions. So if you transit Japan en route to Singapore, you won't be let in. Thailand and Korea are good alternates that are on the VTL list.
Feb 18, 2022, 8:04 pm
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Feb 18, 2022, 10:22 pm
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Thanks for the suggestion too, I'd like to go to BKK but can't see myself doing another beach/resort trip before MLE.
Feb 23, 2022, 12:02 am
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If you're traveling to Singapore under the VTL program, this won't work. Per the Singapore VTL site:
>Travellers may only have travelled to or transited via "Active VTL (Air) Countries/Regions" within the past 14 days
Japan is not on the list of VTL regions. So if you transit Japan en route to Singapore, you won't be let in. Thailand and Korea are good alternates that are on the VTL list.
>Travellers may only have travelled to or transited via "Active VTL (Air) Countries/Regions" within the past 14 days
Japan is not on the list of VTL regions. So if you transit Japan en route to Singapore, you won't be let in. Thailand and Korea are good alternates that are on the VTL list.
If you don't want beaches go to Chiang Mai in Thailand (don't think JL flies there). Another option is Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which is purportedly opening soon.
JL also flies to Delhi, think that is in another region though.
Don't bother with the MH flights on AS miles, 90k for an intra-Asia flight in economy.
Do you have more miles? If so, you might want to do this for insurance: book a ticket that has transit in NRT, and then book a separate ticket for a later date that just goes from TYO to another destination (because if you can transit that means you can use either airport now).