The Government will tighten the testing and isolation arrangements for air crew members, sea crew members of goods vessels entering Hong Kong for cargo operations and other exempted people from February 20.
It is considered necessary to further tighten the epidemic control measures on all inbound travellers comprehensively based on the latest COVID-19 prevention risk assessment.
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Emirates is again banned from bringing passengers to Hong Kong for two weeks from January 9th to 22nd. There are many reasons why airlines gets banned for 2 weeks into Hong Kong, and it is not yet confirmed what the specific reason is this time,
Emirates seems to still be operating their flights from Dubai via Bangkok to Hong Kong in this period as cargo only flights, but at least that means passengers leaving Hong Kong for Dubai will still be able to travel.
Cathay Pacific already last week canceled their flights from the UK to Hong Kong for 2 weeks due to the new strain of the Coronavirus, and Hong Kong Governments ban on anyone who have been in the UK for more than 2 hours in the last 3 weeks to enter Hong Kong.
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The social distancing measures currently in place will be maintained for another two weeks until January 20, Secretary for Food & Health Prof Sophia Chan said today.
Announcing the Government’s decision at a press briefing yesterday afternoon, Prof Chan noted the measures could not be relaxed given the global COVID-19 pandemic and local situation.
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To facilitate the need of COVID-19 test result for travel purpose, COVID-19 testing services for departure passengers are available at two non-restricted area locations of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). The specimens will be tested by HKSAR Government recognised local COVID-19 nucleic acid testing institutions.
The COVID-19 testing services are provided by Prenetics and Raffles Medical Group. Passengers are advised to book the test in advance.
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What is opening and what is not opening is changing on a daily basis, if not even more often. Yesterday I could read in SCMP that there is talks about a travel bubble between Hong Kong and 11 other countries, including Thailand, but then I also have come across some statements made by the deputy governor for international marketing at Tourism Authority of Thailand, Chattan Na Ayudhya.
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All of Thailand has been closed down for tourists for quite a while already, in an attempt to try to curb the Corona-pandemic. This has been very successful so far, and Thailand has so far only had 3381 cases and 58 deaths, and daily infections are in the single digits region.
According to Bangkok Post they are now considering to open up, although with quite severe restrictions, making a quick holiday there impossible. However, it will probably be a fairly popular option for senior citizens from northern Europe who normally spend a few months each winter in Thailand.
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Last month Macau opened up for travellers from the Chinese province of Guangdong to enter Macau without the mandatory 14 days quarantine as they had to undergo until then.
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This does probably not come as a surprise to anyone, but Cathay Pacific is loosing money fast. With a reported drop in passenger number of more than 98.5% compared to a year ago, it is basically only the cargo division that is bringing some cash in for the company.
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It does indeed seem like the sun is setting for aviation in Hong Kong. The traffic numbers for June 2020 have been released, and I think it is no surprise that they are very similar to the numbers in May
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