Launch of Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble attracts travellers, flights 'selling fast'

The news that the long-delayed air travel bubble between Singapore and Hong Kong, which is set to launch on May 26, has already attracted interest from prospective passengers looking to travel between the two cities. Cathay Pacific, one of two airlines chosen to operate flights for the air travel bubble, said it has seen a “very positive response” to the announcement on Monday. “Seats on our air travel bubble flights are selling fast, while some of the flights are sold out,” said a Cathay Pacific spokesperson. Checks on the website of Singapore Airlines (SIA) - the other airline operating flights for the air travel bubble - showed that flights from Singapore to Hong Kong on May 26 were sold out on Monday evening, as were subsequent travel bubble flights until Jun 4. One travel agency, Dynasty Travel, has already received enquiries from customers who are “already vaccinated and are keen to travel to Hong Kong once the borders are open”, said the firm’s director of public relations and communications Alicia Seah. “The official announcement of the resumption of the Singapore-Hong Kong Air Travel Bubble (ATB) certainly spells optimistic news for the gradual resumption of cross-border travel,” said Chan Brothers Travel senior marketing communications manager Jeremiah Wong. <br/>