[Japan Visa] News: Cathay Pacific cancels all flights to and from Japan from the 13th to the end of this month

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Written by: Zhang Jiamin

2020-03-07 18:06

The outbreak of new coronavirus pneumonia (commonly known as Wuhan pneumonia) continues. Japan will start next Monday (9th) from 00:00 to the end of this month, requiring all immigrants from China and South Korea, including Hong Kong and Macau residents, to undergo quarantine and quarantine on the 14th. Cancel visa-free entry arrangements for Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Region passports and BNO passports. All China-Korea passenger aircraft are limited to Tokyo Narita and Osaka Kansai Airports.

It is reported that Cathay Pacific and Dragonair will suspend all flights to Japan from the 13th to the end of this month. Cathay Pacific's website, after March 13 for Tokyo and Osaka flights, no flights are currently available. "Hong Kong 01" is inquiring about Cathay Pacific Airways.

The website has shown that no flights were available for the selected date. (Cathay Pacific website)

Last flight is March 12

It is reported that Cathay Pacific's last two flights returning from Japan will depart next Thursday (12th), CX507 returning from Osaka and CX521 returning from Narita, Tokyo.

Flight CX507 will depart from Osaka Kansai International Airport at 6 pm next Thursday and is expected to arrive at 9:35 pm; Flight CX521 will depart from Tokyo Narita Airport at 4.45 pm on the same day and is expected to arrive at 9:05 pm port.

Tickets for flights from Osaka and Tokyo to Hong Kong after the 13th of this month are currently ordered on the Cathay Pacific website. The website has shown that no flights were available on the selected date.

A new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic has spread in Japan, leaving Tokyo's Haneda Airport empty. (Reuters)

Cathay Pacific pointed out earlier that Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon announced that they would waive the handling fees for rebooking, changing destinations and refunding passengers. The exemption applies to all air tickets issued from March 6 or earlier via the Global Office and involving April 30 to April 30 in Hong Kong to Japan. The relevant request must be made on or before April 30.

From March 9th (next Monday), Chinese and South Korean visitors must be quarantined for 14 days, including Hong Kong and Macau visitors, and visa-free entry for Hong Kong and Macau visitors will be suspended. No SAR passport or British National (Overseas) passport (BNO) can be granted visa-free entry, and no exceptions will be made for business, visiting relatives, studying abroad, etc., but for humanitarian reasons, contact the consulate directly; the original visa It will also take effect after March 9. In other words, unless there are special humanitarian reasons, Hong Kong residents holding SAR passports or BNOs will hardly enter Japan next week.

It is reported that Cathay Pacific will stop flying to Japan from March 13. (Profile picture / Photo by Li Zetong)

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