Australian flights banned in Hong Kong amidst COVID-19 concerns

2 min read | January 06, 2022 05:38 PM AEDT | By Sukriti Nair

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Highlights

Hong Kong has banned inbound flights from Australia and eight other countries.

The ban has emerged as a new challenge for Australian Airline companies.

The stricter COVID-19 restrictions are a step to curd the surging COVID-19 infections.

In its battle with ongoing COVID-19, Hong Kong has made a new move by banning inbound flights from eight countries. Flights from Australia, Britain, US, Canada, India, and three others will be banned from 8 January 2022.

Hong Kong’s zero COVID-19 strategy-

On the verge of entering a fifth wave of COVID-19 infections, Hong Kong has declared a two-week ban on incoming flights from Australia, Britain, US, Canada, France, India, Pakistan, and Philippines.
The flight ban begins from 8 January 2022 and will go on till 21 January 2022.
The Hong Kong government is also going to ban indoor dining and close swimming pools, sports centers, museums, bars, and clubs including other locations for two weeks.

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To curb the coronavirus variants, Hong Kong has restricted operations of cruises and ships, allowing only vaccinated passengers who have tested negative for infection.
The news is the latest trouble faced by airline operators like Qantas (ASX:QAN) and others in Australia.

Bottom line –

Though the COVID-19 restrictions will help Honk Kong curb infections, it has emerged as a worrying development for the airline operators in Australia and other eight countries. For now, moving to Hong Kong for work or other purposes has become an issue for Aussies.

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