Davvidd

I think it depends on whether you can get thru check in. If you can get your boarding pass from UA then all your problems are solved. Or even if you to board on UA. SQ has a transfer counter in Terminal 3 where you can get your onward boarding card.

flyingbubbles

Here's another update - they're moving towards unsupervised ARTs for VTL travellers!
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sing...oh-mtf-2557781

Maybe they didn't bother cos they're more or less scrapping the supervised ARTs?
In any case, for what it's worth, I have to say that the tele-supervised ARTs in Singapore are not particularly user friendly.
Could barely get a decent time slot with DA. Got one with Kingston Medical, but they weren't punctual with admitting me through the zoom link. They were about 15 minutes late. Hotline had a perpetual busy tone. When they finally admitted me, they had me fill in a bunch of personal details through zoom messaging, which tbh they could have obtained from me in advance to save time. They did not verify my ID by asking me to show my NRIC/passport, which I thought was a massive loophole. The results came in about 1.5 hours via SMS and email (images below). The TT app and my HealthHub were not updated (but from what I recall, the arrival PCR from my trip in January wasn't updated either). It's not as convenient as the CLEA app in Malaysia. I'm just glad they're removing the requirement for supervision from 15 March.

djjaguar64

You are right checked luggage is not the show stopper, you may not be allowed to board from your starting point, so be careful!! These rules and regulations are causing havoc for many!

crackjack

Ooooh, “OR”…

As I said before, this makes no sense. If you’re going to go with the ‘honour’ system, you’ll get zero COVID-positive cases from individuals who desperately do not want to be stuck in their hotels for an uncertain amount of time.

I mean, I definitely wouldn’t want that when I enter Singapore later in the year…

Just remove arrival testing and call it a day.


Interesting. Still, do note that it does not say anything regarding ‘VTL OAT’ on your results.

The QTC and CTC list makes a clear differentiation of clinics allowed to offer such ‘VTL OAT’ and other ART testing (pre-event, community ART, etc.). I don’t know if it is still relevant, but that is clearly listed.

Anyway, guess it won’t make a difference in 4 days.

flyingbubbles

Good point. I did tell them it was for an OAT, but it seems like they left it out. Have emailed for clarification.
In any case, the clinic is on the list of clinics allowed to offer OAT.

emag_eh7

Great news! Safe Travels has been updated too. Curiously enough, it doesn't mention anything about isolating before/after the test. Maybe we can get away with not even getting a hotel now - just get a test from somewhere airside (assuming that's possible?) and find somewhere in a lounge or in the terminal at large to do the test and wait until the results are produced. Thoughts on this?

I suppose the biggest issue could be taking off our masks to actually take the test while not being in a hotel room. Can't imagine that would go too well, though unsure of how long it needs to be off to take the test.

flyingbubbles

You should be able to buy test kits at a pharmacy / convenience store at Changi (e.g. Cheers, Guardian) - think there are stores both airside and landside. The masks are not off for long when you're doing the test - certainly a lot less time than it takes to eat a meal at a restaurant! You could just go to a washroom and do the test there. Place the cartridge in a ziploc bag (there may even be one that comes with the kit) so it's easy for you to carry it out of the washroom and subsequently dispose of it.

marks88

Just a note of caution - you may need to keep the cassette/cartridge flat (horizontal) while during the 15 minutes, otherwise you can affect the progress of the test/fluids.

emag_eh7

Are showers open in SQ lounges? Could probably just buy the tests, then head to the lounge and take the test and let it sit on something in the bathroom while showering and such. No issues with masks or keeping it flat then, and we feel refreshed and ready to go afterwards.

Edit: Although, I just took a look at the VTP application and it looks like a hotel is required for self isolation. So this probably wouldn't work out how I'd like, and we'll still need a hotel anyway. Maybe it changes in a few days when unsupervised tests are officially accepted though.

kampret

I'm thinking of booking a flight from SFO to CGK with layover in SIN. If I don't book a hotel, can I go outside during layover? There's a route where I can get 12 hours of layover so definitely don't need hotel. I have Indonesian passport so don't need visa. I can't seem to find the official rule anywhere.

quant88

If you meet the vaccination requirement and have a suitable pre-departure test for Singapore, the mandatory covid insurance and install the TT app there should be no issues entering as no on arrival test required after April 1.

work2fly

Just wondering if there is talk of eliminating the following transit restriction:

It used to be super convenient to book say a JL ticket to SIN, and then an SQ ticket onward to another SE Asia location, even with checked bags. Just stop by a transit desk, get your onward BPs, and request for your bags to be forwarded.

Do I understand correctly that now, one would need to enter Singapore, and then check-in landside for the onward ticket?

Thank you for any insight.

Winkdaddy

I am trying to fly on United nonstop SFO-SIN in July. Would land at 6:15AM. Then I want to buy a SQ ticket to BKK for a 9:30AM departure. Is this not possible because its two separate tickets? I am also checking a bag, so I assume its not possible to transfer bags...I have to collect at baggage claim, check in with SQ, then back through security?

a5un

For now, that's what you need to do. I'm planning to do the same this weekend, arriving in SIN on UA1 and connecting to an Air Asia flight. In the good ol days, you can just go to transfer desk airside and get your luggage transferred to your next flight, even on LCC like Jetstar or AirAsia. Hopefully that'll come back soon.

MELso

I'm also curious about this as I am due to transit through Changi later this year, and will need to use Priority Pass as I'm flying SIN-MEL in Y (on JQ no less!).

I presume it's Priority Pass either being lazy or engaging in some CYA in relation to the now-unused 'Transit Holding Area' arrangement (which could theoretically be reactivated, but probably won't). Certainly, Changi's own site describes both the SATS and Marhaba lounges in T1 as being available for transit passengers...