Hong Kong Express, Hong Kongs low cost operator who was purchased last year by Cathay Pacific is the first Hong Kong based airline to halt operations amid the COVID19 outbreak.
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For once I was travelling with check-in baggage as I actually had a 6 days holiday coming up, and I was planning to stock up on some new clothes in Thailand as shopping there is really great.
I was working nightshift the night before my flight, so I decided to take advantage of Cathays 24-hour in advance check-in, and brought my suitcase with me to the airport before start of the shift. Check-in was done in 2 minutes, and very easy and efficient.
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Below is an updated list of current travel restrictions – but remember restrictions around the world are changing at a moments notice nowdays, so please check with your airline before heading to the airport.
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As travel advice and restrictions are changing at a very rapid pace lately, it is hard to keep up with all restrictions that are being imposed and those that might have been reported incorrectly and those that might have been cancelled or changed.
Cathay Pacific keep at very good list of updated travel restrictions for their destinations, below are the updated restrictions as per March 14th at 10:45 am Hong Kong time:
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Japan has recently introduces strict travel restrictions for people traveling from Hong Kong to Japan, and as a result of this it seems like Cathay are canceling all flights between Hong Kong and Japan.
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As I wrote about earlier, Cathay together with American Express has a promo for twin bookings, which I have taken advantage of, and booked a trip to Taipei, and also a trip to Bangkok. Total price for the two return trips was 3500 HKD, and this will give me 2700 Asia Miles, plus 7000 miles through the promotion.
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The Cathay Pacific Group has released combined Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon traffic figures for January 2020 that show decreases in the number of passengers carried and the amount of cargo and mail uplifted compared to the same month in 2019.
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Cathay Pacific has announced that they will temporarily close three of their lounges at Hong Kong International Airport.
The lounges closing will be The Pier First Class Lounge, The Bridge and the Deck Business class lounges.
This will still leave 3 lounges open for Cathay Pacific passengers, The Pier Business class lounge and the Wing First and Business class lounges.
The closure is due to a sharp drop in passenger numbers recently due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak.
It looks like they are cancelling a lot more. They also said they would reduce their capacity to Mainland China by 90%, and that seems to be accurate.
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