Suspension of Singapore Airlines flights to Hong Kong does not affect travel bubble talks: Ong Ye Kung

The suspension of SIA passenger flights to Hong Kong will not affect talks on a travel bubble between both cities, said Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung in Parliament on Apr 5. Hong Kong authorities announced last week that SIA flights departing from Singapore will not be allowed to land in Hong Kong from Apr 3 to 16, due to a COVID-19 case on flight SQ882 on Mar 31. The 28-year-old woman was a transit passenger who had travelled from Indonesia. In addition, three other transit passengers on the SIA flight had undergone COVID-19 pre-departure tests at clinics in their places of origin that did not meet Hong Kong’s requirements. "In short, the recent suspension of SQ (Singapore Airlines) flights to Hong Kong does not affect the talks to establish or restore the air traffic bubble that didn't get to start," said Ong. "Any travel bubble will not carry transit passengers," he added.<br/>