Jetstar adds VTL flights from Clark, Manila, Perth and Phuket to Singapore

There’s a host of new quarantine-free flight options coming up for those returning to Singapore on regional Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) trips, with Jetstar revealing its designated quarantine-free flight schedule from four additional cities in the Philippines, Thailand and Australia.

In total the Qantas group’s Singapore offshoot Jetstar Asia has loaded an extra 21 VTL flights per week to its existing list of 32 weekly quarantine-free services, on an increased total of nine routes through to October 2022:

Existing

• Bangkok
• Darwin
• Kuala Lumpur
• Melbourne
• Phnom Penh

New

• Clark
• Manila
• Perth
• Phuket

The airline will also restart three times weekly flights between Singapore and Bali from 4th March, as will SIA’s low-cost carrier Scoot, though these are not VTL services yet on the way back to Changi.

Philippines VTL

Jetstar’s six times weekly flights from Clark to Singapore and daily flights from Manila to Singapore will all join the VTL from 4th March 2022, the date the Philippines is added to the quarantine-free scheme, becoming one of the simplest regional travel options, as we recently outlined in our comprehensive guide.

Here’s how Jetstar’s schedule of VTL flights looks from these cities.

Clark

4th March 2022 – 26th March 2022

			Days
			M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	3K780 A320
CRK 06:40		SIN 10:10
	3K776 A320
CRK 10:10		SIN 13:45
	3K774 A320
CRK 14:00		SIN 17:50

27th March 2022 – 29th October 2022

			Days
			M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	3K780 A320
CRK 06:40		SIN 10:20
	3K774 A320
CRK 14:00		SIN 17:40

Scoot will also operate designated VTL flights from Clark to Singapore. See our full list of VTL flights by all carriers on all routes for full details.

Manila

4th March 2022 – 26th March 2022

			Days
			M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	3K762 A320
MNL 10:40		SIN 14:20
	3K766 A320
MNL 21:00		SIN 00:40*

* Next day

27th March 2022 – 29th October 2022

			Days
			M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	3K762 A320
MNL 10:30		SIN 14:15
	3K766 A320
MNL 21:40		SIN 01:20*

* Next day

Singapore Airlines will also operate designated VTL flights from Manila to Singapore. See our full list of VTL flights by all carriers on all routes for full details.

Perth

VTL approval for Jetstar flights from Perth to Singapore has been long anticipated, with the airline finally confirming four times weekly services thanks to Western Australia’s relaxation of border restrictions from next month.

Jetstar flights will initially operate twice per week from 11th March, increasing to four times weekly from 27th March.

11th March 2022 – 26th March 2022

			Days
			M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	3K134 A320
PER 22:30		SIN 03:50*

* Next day

27th March 2022 – 29th October 2022

			Days
			M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	3K132 A320
PER 00:05		SIN 05:20

Scoot and Singapore Airlines are already operating designated VTL flights from Perth to Singapore. See our full list of VTL flights by all carriers on all routes for full details.

Phuket

With permission for additional VTL flights from Thailand now granted, Jetstar will be the first airline to operate quarantine-free services from Phuket to Singapore on 2nd March 2022, two days ahead of Scoot and Singapore Airlines.

2nd March 2022 – 26th March 2022

			Days
			M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	3K536 A320
HKT 16:10		SIN 19:05
	3K538 A320
HKT 21:55		SIN 00:50*

* Next day

27th March 2022 – 29th October 2022

			Days
			M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	3K536 A320
HKT 12:40		SIN 15:35
	3K538 A320
HKT 21:20		SIN 00:15*

* Next day

For a full list of all Phuket – Singapore VTL flights, including those operated by Scoot and Singapore Airlines, see our full list of VTL flights.

Existing Jetstar VTL flights

You can see how Jetstar flights on the airline’s existing VTL routes stack up alongside those operated by other airlines below (click to expand):

How Jetstar shows VTL flights

Like Singapore Airlines, Scoot and several other airlines, Jetstar marks its designated VTL flights through the search results on its website.

Note that on some routes, like Kuala Lumpur, Jetstar is operating non-VTL flights alongside VTL ones, so be sure to select only the marked services to travel quarantine-free under the programme.

Bali is back, but not VTL

Bali has reopened to international tourists, initially with a four-night / five-day hotel “resort quarantine”, which has since been cut to two nights / three days, however there are no approved VTL services back to Singapore at this stage, leaving most travellers facing seven days of SHN at home on their return.

Nonetheless Singapore Airlines has already recommenced daily direct flights to the island, and both Jetstar and Scoot will follow on 4th March, each operating three services per week, providing a low-cost option.

Hopefully we get good news about a further drop in the resort isolation period in Bali and an addition of the route to VTL status for a quarantine-free return to Singapore soon.

Full list of designated VTL flights to Singapore

In total there are now 30 airlines operating VTL flights to Singapore on over 50 routes, so make sure you bookmark our continually updated page of all the options, an essential reference when planning your next trip.

Jetstar will join Scoot and Singapore Airlines on four upcoming VTL routes next month, with a new Philippines arrangement allowing services from Clark and Manila, plus policy and border relaxations in Thailand and Australia meaning that Phuket and Perth can also join the scheme.

This provides more low-cost options on these quarantine-free routes for those on a budget, who now also benefit from a cheaper and more relaxed testing scheme on return to Singapore.

(Cover Photo: Plane’s Portrait Aviation Media / Malcolm Lu)