Hong Kong's travel challenges mount as flight bans climb to 100


The flight suspensions come even as Hong Kong slowly loosens its quarantine rules. - Bloomberg

HONG KONG (Bloomberg): Hong Kong suspended flights from three airlines Monday (July 4), bringing its bans this year to 100 as the city continues to impose onerous Covid travel restrictions while the rest of the world beyond China has removed curbs and allows much freer entry.

Emirates Airline, Qatar Airways and Thai Airways International Pcl were the latest to fall foul of rules that punish airlines for carrying passengers infected with Covid. Bans are triggered if either 5% or five or more people on a flight test positive on arrival. Bans and fines are also handed out if passengers have improper paperwork.

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