The much-anticipated air travel bubble to allow quarantine-free travel between Singapore and Hong Kong is set to take off on May 26 – six months after its initial planned launch.
Originally planned to start in November last year, it was deferred by both parties due to the worsening Covid-19 situation in Hong Kong.
Singapore’s Ministry of Transport (MOT) said yesterday that the travel bubble will have a cautious start.
There will be one flight a day in each direction, capped at 200 passengers on each flight for the first two weeks. The numbers will be reviewed thereafter.
Rules for travel will also be tightened.
April 27, 2021
Tickets for one-way direct flights from Hong Kong to Singapore by SIA from May 26 to June 3 were also sold out.
The Straits Times file
SINGAPORE - Flights from Singapore to Hong Kong were sold out after the relaunch of an air travel bubble slated to start May 26 was announced.
This travel arrangement will finally allow long-delayed quarantine-free travel to take off between both cities.
Tickets for one-way direct flights from Singapore to Hong Kong by Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Cathay Pacific Airways from May 26 to June 4 were sold out as of 12pm on Tuesday (April 27).
Next available tickets for the same route on SIA on June 7 were priced from $586, while the next available tickets for Cathay Pacific Airways on June 5 were listed from $636.
Tickets for one-way direct flights from Hong Kong to Singapore by SIA from May 26 to June 3 were also sold out. -PHOTO: ST FILE
This travel arrangement will finally allow long-delayed quarantine-free travel to take off between both cities.
Tickets for one-way direct flights from Singapore to Hong Kong by Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Cathay Pacific Airways from May 26 to June 4 were sold out as of 12pm on Tuesday (April 27).
Next available tickets for the same route on SIA on June 7 were priced from $586, while the next available tickets for Cathay Pacific Airways on June 5 were listed from $636.
Demand was also strong for flights from Hong Kong to Singapore.
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