Qantas have recently issued the following press-release regarding their operations during the COVID19 outbreak:
Keep on reading!QANTAS GROUP UPDATE ON CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
Update on travel restrictions
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.
Keep on reading!Traffic numbers at Hong Kong International Airport plummeting in February
The traffic numbers for Hong Kong International Airport has just been released, and the number of passengers and flight movements are plummeting in February.
Keep on reading!Update on travel restrictions for Cathay Pacific Passengers.
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:
Keep on reading!Notification of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand on COVID-19 control measures
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to inform tourists, international and local, of the measures issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) on “Practical Guidelines for the Air Operators Relating to the Services to be Provided in the Territories outside Thailand Defined as Disease Infected Zones of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak.”
Keep on reading!Update on travel restrictions for Thailand coming from Hong Kong
Thailand has been a safe haven for people living in Hong Kong who wants to get away for a shorter or longer period of time. However, last week there was an announcement that travelers from Hong Kong would have to undergo 2 weeks of self-quarantine upon arrival. This was later withdrawn, reissues and redrawn, before it all got clear as mud.
Keep on reading!Introduction – A sudden trip to Pattaya, Thailand
I had leave planned for a couple of days, so I was booked to go and see the kids in the Philippines for 6 days, however, with the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak, Philippines has temporarily banned anyone traveling from Hong Kong to enter the country. As most things in Hong Kong are closed nowdays I needed a new plan for my 6 days off, and booked a last minute trip to Bangkok with Cathay Pacific, and from there transport to Pattaya which several of my firends have recommended. I was there in 2008 and thought it was mostly a dump, but I thought I’d give it a second chance. At least it is close and convenient, and I wanted a quick holiday where I could just relax and do as little as possible.
Keep on reading!Hong Kong Express cancels all flights to Japan to the end of March 2020
As I wrote about earlier, Cathay Pacific are canceling all flights to Japan effective March 9th and 13th until March 28th.
I have taken a look at Hong Kong Express booking website, and based on the unavailability of flights it seems like they are also canceling all flights between Hong Kong and Japan until March 31st – at least you cannot book any tickets to Japan during this period, so it seems they are all canceled as well – making it very hard to travel between Hong Kong and Japan for those who might be on holiday either place and want to go home…
Cathay Pacific suspends all flights to/from Japan
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.
Keep on reading!Around Phu Quoc report
Phu Quoc was a place that I had never really heard about before I booked my ticket to go there. I have been to Vietnam twice before, in 2004 I was in Ho Chi Minh city, and did not enjoy it at all (one of the few times in all my travels that I had someone trying to scam me), and I was in Hanoi and Ha Long Bay in 2011 and had a pretty good time. I was therefore curious to see how Phu Quoc would compare.
- In this series:
- Introduction to my trip to Phu Quoc
- Review – VietJet A320 Hong Kong – Phu Quoc
- Review – Shells Resort and Spa, Phu Quoc
- Around Phu Quoc report
- Review – Vietjet A320 Phu Quoc – Hong Kong.