Scoot CEO Campbell Wilson
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Scoot CEO Campbell Wilson notes that Singapore has been one of the most proactive in terms of easing entry and quarantine requirements for certain countries identified as low risk.
However, there is a “reluctance” from other Asia-Pacific countries to follow suit, except for the essential travel corridors, Wilson says. So, Singapore does not have reciprocal agreements for its unilateral initiatives to reduce quarantines.
There have also been no multilateral travel arrangements—involving more than two countries—formed in the Asia-Pacific region. Progress in this regard is “frustratingly slow,” Wilson says. “The ingredients are there, [but] we just don’t see a shared appetite yet.”