THE governments of Malaysia and Singapore will re-evaluate existing risks before deciding whether to proceed with the 50% quota of the land and air vaccinated travel lane (VTL) schemes.

Transport Minister Dr Wee Ka Siong said in the original discussion, the two countries had previously agreed to continue the daily VTL with total ticket sales reduced to 50% of the allocated quota from January 21.

On December 23, the two countries decided to temporarily suspend the sale of bus and flight tickets under the VTL to curb the spread of the new Omicron variant.

“In the next few weeks, a risk assessment will be made to enable both parties to consider whether to proceed with the 50% quota,” he told reporters in Iskandar Puteri today.

So far a total of 37,783 travellers have used the air VTL from Singapore to Malaysia, he added.

The Ayer Hitam MP said this to reporters when asked about the latest status on the VTL following the suspension of ticket sales.

Previously, the daily quota for the land VTL scheme was set at 1,440 passengers each way.

Wee was earlier reported to have said the status of the air VTL between Malaysia and Singapore will be determined within 48 hours before the postponement of the expiry date on January 21.

He was also quoted as saying, if the air VTL resumes on that date, total flight ticket sales would likely be reduced by up to 50%. – Bernama, January 7, 2022.