Singapore will order airlines worldwide to prohibit undesirable passengers from boarding flights to the city-state from Jan 30 under a new policy to boost security. The Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said no-boarding directives would be enforced for all airlines flying to the country to prevent people who fail to meet requirements or “undesirable immigrants” from boarding planes. The ICA said the new rule is a step forward as it blocks people deemed threats to the country from reaching Singapore. Thai Airways International, Thai VietJet, Thai AirAsia, Bangkok Airways and Thai Lion Air are among Thailand-based airlines flying directly between Bangkok and Singapore. Singapore received about 360,000 Thai visitors from January to November last year, according to the latest statistics provided by the Singapore Tourism Board.

Source: Bangkok Post January 20, 2026 19:46 UTC