Travelers arrive at the departure corridor in Singapore Changi airport in Singapore on March 31, 2023. A disruption at automated immigration clearance counters led to scarce delays, affecting hundreds of tourists.
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Authorities in Singapore on Friday warned of vacation delays as a outcome of specialized troubles at its entry points, as very long queues formed at immigration checkpoints at its key international airport and border crossings with Malaysia.
The metropolis-state’s immigration company explained it was “dealing with process slowness at chosen passenger clearance checkpoints,” like at Changi Airport, one particular of the busiest gateways in the globe, and two land border crossings with Malaysia.
The airport warned travellers to expect delays though immigration authorities urged travelers to postpone non-vital journey.
Changi handles practically 150,000 travellers a day although about 300,000 individuals cross day-to-day at the Woodlands and Tuas causeways linking Singapore with Malaysia.
Posts on social media considering that late morning showed extended queues at the airport with traces at immigration counters snaking out of the departure corridor and earlier test-in counters.
Two Reuters journalists at the airport reported by mid-afternoon the challenges experienced eased.
With complex problems affecting automated immigration lanes, tourists experienced been redirected to immigration officers alternatively and added personnel experienced been deployed to assistance clear passengers.