hdogan

That's not happening. You would need to enter Singapore (regardless of the fact you're not leaving the airport, you're still going landside), which you will not be able to do. As was already said, you will be denied boarding for flight 1. Even if you had no luggage to pick up, you would not be allowed to board, as transit is currently limited only to SQ group flights, on a single ticket, from ANZ to rest of the world.

LondonElite

I hope you haven’t bought these tickets yet.

UA_Flyer

Thanks, but these are referring to only traveling with the SQ Group as you have mentioned, but not all passengers are flying SQ Group in and out of Singapore.
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Any one have any information on whether transit is allowed on two separate tickets on different airlines (other than SQ Group)?

For example, arriving into SIN from on one airlines with a 5-hour layover, then connect onto another airlines on another airlines with interline bags checked through to the final destination.

Does this type transit is allowed? I don't seem to be able to find information on the internet or if anyone has the link can post in this thread for useful reference.

paperwastage

no, this type of transit is not allowed right now

as mentioned in the other thread, airlines need to get approval for the specific route combinations for transit.

SQ got approval for specific routes one-way, australia-changi-XYZ (and not even approval for the reverse direction). onboard the aircraft, transit and non-transit passengers will be separated


no other airline has gotten approval yet.
I don't think that cross-airline transit (let alone self-connecting cross-airline-transit) is high on anyone's list to get approval+

kb1992

I hope that UA/NH/TG/SQ etc. will be approved for transit except to/from China.

travelinmanS

Why the China stipulation? Many people want to transit to or from the mainland these days.

kb1992

1. Hope SIN will soon open transit to other places

2. China won’t allow SIN to mainland transit. It’s a lost cause.

paperwastage

i doubt UA/NH want to operate fifth freedom flights from SIN. They'll have to do cross-airline transit at best (which means coordination with another airline and Changi+CAAS for the transit isolation)
remember that groups have to isolated on aircraft - not sure how much passenger capacity would be removed - anyone know how SQ does it right now?

TG, pronably not now with the current economic issues

Policy is best for SQ group (home base) and BA/QF/NZ going from europe-SIN-oceania
Why? They want people to transit via hkg instead? (ButHBut also allows transit except for mainland

kb1992

I mean e.g. UA SFO-SIN, TG SIN-BKK etc. in future.

China bans all transit from HKG to mainland. It bans transit from SIN to mainland. So it's a lost cause.

freed0m

who says about 2? Only HKG is not allowed to transit to/from China.

unlikely to happen. Neither UA or TG has any incentive to arrange any kind of transit. SQ would be the only choice.

addy2019

I am sorry for the late response. I am even more confuse. Are you saying I will not be allowed to go from Terminal 3 to terminal 1 to board my second flight?

garykung

Yes - unless you have an ALE.

addy2019

Am I misinterpreting or not understanding this? This is just me, without any checked luggage.
https://www.changiairport.com/en/air...h-airport.html

garykung

The problem is not about you have baggage or not.

First, the THAs are for selected flights only, per Straits Times:

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...-holding-areas

which it does not apply to you.

Second, your transfer requires a change of Terminals. Given SIN is not designed for inter-terminal transfers at the airside, you must pass through all necessary formalities. The formalities are what you can't pass through. In other word, in order for your transfer to work, you must be officially admitted into Singapore and be allowed to stay. Otherwise, you can't.

paperwastage

the webpage explicitly states

so for transit:
1) your connecting itinerary must be on an airline that went through those steps AND got approval form CAAS.
As of now, SQ is the only airline who got approval, and only for passengers originating from Australia, transiting via Singapore to somewhere else.
SQ only got approval for one direction. didn't even get approval for passengers trying to transit via Singapore to Australia.

2) if you don't have that, this means you are no longer transiting. this means you need to be able to enter Singapore. then catch your second flight out of singapore
This requires
-> ability to enter Singapore (Singapore residents/PR. others/foreigners require approval letter of entry or SafePass)
-> additional quarantine rules (eg self-quarantine), which means you cannot just catch a flight the next day
https://www.ica.gov.sg/covid-19
https://www.gov.sg/article/updates-t...ring-singapore