SINGAPORE: Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, aviation worker Shermaine Goh has noticed a change in the behaviour of her fellow commuters.  On her daily bus rides to work, Ms Goh said

However, the increase in flights and passenger volumes are still “rather insignificant”, said aviation analyst Shukor Yusof. 
“Airlines fly because they have cargo commitments and also to retain slots at certain destinations. Today its not uncommon to find fewer than 30 passengers in a plane that could fill 300,” said the head of aviation consultancy Endau Analytics. 
Requirements such as quarantine periods and vaccination requirements are still obstacles to hassle-free travel, said Mr Shukor, adding that a full recovery may take a year or more. 
“Not withstanding the ramp up in vaccinations, airports and airlines in our part of the world will continue to struggle until cross-border issues are fully resolved,” he said.
Last Friday, Singapores multi-ministry task force tackling COVID-19 said it plans to introduce “vaccinated-differentiated” border measures for travellers from some countries or regions.
Visitors from eight countries Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Italy, Norway, South Korea and Switzerland who are fully vaccinated can apply from Aug 21 to serve their stay-home notice in Singapore at their place of residence rather than a dedicated facility.
Mr Soh, who has clocked  more than 4,000 hours in the air in his six years as a pilot with Jetstar Asia, said he is really hopeful that travel will pick up soon. 
I mean, right now, our recovery journey might be a bit slow, but I know definitely in time it will return, he said. 
People, Singaporeans, they are quite excited to travel, they cannot wait to go overseas.