Illustrative image (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)Malaysian TransportMinister Wee Ka Siong said fully vaccinated travellers will be allowed totravel the designated routes without being required to quarantine upon arrival.
These routesare expected to aid Malaysia’s economic recovery from the impact of the COVID-19pandemic, particularly in reviving the ailing tourism industry, Wee said in astatement on March 5.
Wee said forThailand, designated airlines from both countries will be allowed to mount upto six flights daily for the Kuala Lumpur-Bangkok route and up to four flightsdaily for the Kuala Lumpur-Phuket route while additional routes may be addedsubject to mutual agreement by both countries.
For Cambodia, he said designated airlines from both countrieswill be allowed to operate up to two flights daily on the Kuala Lumpur-PhnomPenh route while additional routes may be added subject to market demand.
Wee said these VTL routes will be served by all the threecountries' designated carriers under the VTL initiative.
Wee said the government will continue discussions with ASEAN countries on the safe reopening of additional routes in thefuture according to prevailing situations.
Malaysia currently has an air and land VTL arrangement withSingapore while Malaysia and Brunei have agreed in principle to implement thesame soon.
Malaysia reported on March 6 that the country logged 33,406 newCOVID-19 cases, the highest daily rise since the pandemic broke out in thecountry in 2020, and 67 deaths.
The country’s total caseload has to date reached 3,595,172, whilethe death toll amounted to 33,173./.
VNA
