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HONG KONG • Hong Kong and Singapore may announce as soon as today a start to their highly anticipated two-way air travel bubble from May 26, according to people familiar with the matter, after multiple delays.
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - Hong Kong and Singapore may announce as soon as Monday (April 26) a start to their highly anticipated two-way air travel bubble, according to people familiar with the matter, after multiple delays.
Flights under the agreement - which allows people to travel quarantine-free between the two financial hubs - will begin from May 26, said the people, who asked not to be identified as they are not authorised to speak publicly.
The number of flights will be increased by June 26 if there are no further outbreaks in either city, one of them said.
Hong Kong and Singapore have been working on the creation of a travel corridor for months after plans for a November start were shelved due to a virus flare-up in the Chinese territory.
SINGAPORE, April 25 (Bloomberg): Hong Kong and Singapore will announce a start to their highly anticipated two-way air travel bubble as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter, after multiple delays.
Flights under the agreement which allows people to travel quarantine free between the financial hubs will begin from May 26, said the people, who asked not to be identified as they’re not authorized to speak publicly. The number of flights will be increased by June 26 if there aren’t further outbreaks in either city, one of the people said.
Hong Kong and Singapore have been working on the creation of a travel corridor for months after plans for a November start were shelved due to a virus flareup in the Chinese territory. A plan to announce its revival last week was also canceled at the last minute by the Singapore side, people familiar with the matter said at the time.
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