SINGAPORE - With her luggage packed, Ms Nadine rushed to the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta and bought a ticket for the earliest available flight to Singapore.

The 25-year-old Indonesian arrived at Changi Airport's Terminal 3 on Monday (March 16) and was greeted by her husband, Mr Rama, 26, who has been training here since February to be a pilot with Garuda Indonesia.