Covid-19: Hong Kong lifting hotel quarantine won’t make much difference for international travel, IATA chief warns


By Jess Ma

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Hong Kong’s latest relaxation of Covid-19 regulations for arrivals is insufficient to restore air travel to the city, an aviation industry leader has warned, saying the lifting of hotel quarantine will not make a big difference for international visitors.

Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Travel Association (IATA), weighed in on the city’s new measures on Tuesday, a day after inbound travel restrictions were finally eased following two years of stringent rules that left the aviation sector reeling.

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