KUALA LUMPUR: Over 4,000 Malaysians were allowed to enter Singapore under the air Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL).
The Straits Times reported that they were given approval 14 hours after applications for VTL opened on Monday.
In the report, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said it had issued 4,124 vaccinated travel passes as of 11.59pm on Monday.
"Of the 4,124 approved travellers, 1,792 are short-term visitors and 2,332 are long-term pass holders."
It was also reported that the SafeTravel website, where foreign travellers to Singapore can apply for the vaccinated travel pass, crashed despite the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority anticipating a surge in traffic.
Earlier this month, on Nov 8, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong announced the implementation of the VTL through KLIA and Changi Airport starting Nov 29.
Under the VTL, fully vaccinated travellers will be able to travel between Malaysia and Singapore and be subjected to Covid-19 tests in lieu of serving quarantine or Stay-Home Notice (SHN).
The VTLs will allow travel as the two countries gradually reopen their borders responsibly by balancing the need to recover their economies while ensuring the safety and health of their people from Covid-19.