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SINGAPORE: A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight landed in Melbourne Airport on ... Only (FEPO) flights from Singapore to Melbourne and Sydney. Skiptomaincontent Close Close TopStories Singapore Asia World Commentary Sustainability Business Sport COVID-19 LatestNews Discover CNAInsider Watch LiveTV NewsReports Documentaries&Shows TVSchedule Listen CNA938Live Podcasts RadioSchedule SpecialReports SingaporeParliament Interactives Lifestyle Entertainment Women Wellness Living Style&Beauty Dining Travel Luxury Experiences Obsessions People RemarkableLiving CNAEyewitness Sendusanewstip BrandedContent BusinessBlueprint HealthMatters TheAsianTraveller Weather Edition: Singapore Asia Search TrendingTopics NDR2022 monkeypox SriLanka Ukraineinvasion COVID-19 Omicron Malaysia NancyPelosi CNAExplains climatechange Dailyround-up Wellness FollowCNA Followournews Facebook Twitter Youtube LinkedIn RSS RecentSearches TrendingTopics NDR2022 monkeypox SriLanka Ukraineinvasion COVID-19 Omicron Malaysia NancyPelosi CNAExplains climatechange Dailyround-up Wellness Advertisement Advertisement Singapore SIAquarantine-freeflightbringsinternationaltravellersbacktoMelbourne ASingaporeAirlinesflightlandedinMelbourneAirportonNov21,2021.(Photo:Facebook/MelbourneAirport) 21Nov202105:40PM (Updated:21Nov202105:42PM) Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn SINGAPORE:ASingaporeAirlines(SIA)flightlandedinMelbourneAirportonSunday(Nov21),markingthefirsttimeinternationaltravellershavebeenallowedtotravelintoVictoriastatewithouthavingtoservequarantine.  "Wearesoexcitedthattravelisgettingbacktonormalandwecan'twaittowelcometravellerstoMelbournefromallovertheworld,"saidMelbourneAirportinaFacebookpost.  Lastmonth, theCivilAviationAuthorityofSingapore(CAAS)announceditwouldextenditsquarantine-free vaccinatedtravellane(VTL)schemetoAustraliafromNov8. However, two-way travelappliedonlyto fullyvaccinatedAustraliancitizens,permanentresidents andtheirimmediatefamiliesduetoAustralia'sbordermeasures.  AustralianPrimeMinisterScottMorrisonsubsequentlyannouncedthatAustraliawouldreopenitsborderstoallvaccinatedSingaporeansfromNov21. Morethan50,000SingaporeansliveinAustralia,and about25,000AustraliansliveinSingapore. Related: SIAGroup'spassengercapacityat34%ofpre-pandemiclevelsamidVTLdemand SIA,ScootexpandflightsundervaccinatedtravellaneschemetoincludeMelbourne,SydneyandZurich InaFacebookpostonSunday,SIAsaiditwas"pleasedtobridgeSingaporeandAustraliaonceagain",viaitsForEligiblePassengersOnly(FEPO)flightsfrom SingaporetoMelbourneandSydney. "Fully-vaccinatedSingaporeanscannowtravelfromSingaporetoSydneyorMelbourne,quarantine-freeiftheymeettheeligibilitycriteria,"saidSIA.  Onitswebsite,SIAsaidfullyvaccinatedAustraliancitizens,permanentresidentsandtheirimmediatefamilymembers,aswellasforeignnationalsholdingavalidvisaandtravelrestrictionexemptionareeligiblefortheseflights.  Theywillalsonotbe requiredtoservequarantineuponarrival.  VaccinatedSingaporeanswillbeabletoenterAustraliawithouttheneedtoquarantineuponarrivalfromSunday,saidSIA.  Inaddition,SIAwillflyDepartmentofForeignAffairsandTradeFacilitatedFlightsfromSingaporetoDarwinfromNov2toNov27forAustraliancitizens,permanentresidentsandtheirimmediatefamilymembers.  EligiblefullyvaccinatedpassengerscanflybacktoSingaporefromAustraliaviatheVTLflights,thecompanyadded.  AccordingtoaReutersreport,agroupofinternationaluniversitystudentswasamongthosewhoarrivedinAustraliafromSingaporeonSunday.  CatrionaJackson,chiefexecutiveofUniversitiesAustralia,whichrepresents39universities,saidtheflightsfromSingaporesawthefirstinternationalstudentsenterAustraliasincesmallnumbersreturnedinNovemberlastyear. "Weunderstandtheseinitialnumbersaresmall,buttheyareaclearsignaloftheintenttoallowmanymorestudentstoreturntoclassesandourcommunitiessoon,"Jacksonsaid.  Thereareabout130,000internationalstudentsremainingoutsideAustralia,sheadded. BOOKMARKTHIS:OurcomprehensivecoverageoftheCOVID-19pandemicanditsdevelopments Download our app orsubscribetoourTelegramchannelforthelatestupdatesonthecoronavirusoutbreak: https://cna.asia/telegram Source:Agencies/lk RelatedTopics Australia SingaporeAirlines COVID-19 Melbourne Advertisement Alsoworthreading Contentisloading... Advertisement Expandtoreadthefullstory Thisbrowserisnolongersupported Weknowit'sahassletoswitchbrowsersbutwewantyourexperiencewithCNAtobefast,secureandthebestitcanpossiblybe. Tocontinue,upgradetoasupportedbrowseror,forthefinestexperience,downloadthemobileapp. Upgradedbutstillhavingissues?Contactus