The use of these autogates was suspended during the start of the pandemic but was briefly activated last year, only to be shut down again due to the Omicron wave. The National Recovery Council previously suggested that the borders could reopen at the beginning of March, but that has not been materialised just yet as the timeline was not approved by the Cabinet.
— Malaysia Airports (@MY_Airports) March 7, 2022 However, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin recently revealed that the Cabinet had finally given the green light on opening up the borders, the date of which will be announced by Ismail. “The announcement is crucial to allow some time for relevant businesses under the travel and tourism industry to prepare for the reopening,” said Khairy. Aside from Singapore and Brunei, Malaysia is also preparing for the border reopening by implementing a vaccinated travel lanes (VTL) with Cambodia and Thailand to allow quarantine-free travel, while VTLs with several other countries are being negotiated. (Source: Bernama, Straits Times, NST)
