Cathay says Hong Kong airport transit from June 1 excludes mainland $ flights

Cathay Pacific said Saturday that the reopening of transit services for passengers at Hong Kong International Airport from June 1 will not include those travelling to and from mainland China. Hong Kong CE Carrie Lam announced earlier this week that some transit passengers would be allowed through the hub from Monday, but did not provide further details. Transit through the airport has been barred since March 25 as part of measures taken to help control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Cathay said travellers could transit Hong Kong if their itinerary was on a single booking and the connection time to the next flight was within eight hours. "In this first phase, transiting to and from destinations in mainland China is not available," the airline said on its website.<br/>