Special flight back to Hong Kong from the United Kingdom｜The 70-year-old master's stay in the UK for half a year encounters a website crash: so helpless

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Written by: Kong Fanxu

2021-04-08 18:42

Last update date: 2021-04-08 18:44

The new crown pneumonia epidemic is raging around the world. The Hong Kong government will arrange two British chartered flights to take the stranded British and Hong Kong people back to Hong Kong. Tickets went on sale at 4 pm Hong Kong time today (8th), but the webpage system was once "frozen".

Some people living in Britain and Hong Kong entered the webpage early in the morning to grab tickets, but the webpage kept displaying "technical problems" and couldn't check the flight seats and prices at all. As there were only two flights and the seats were limited, I was worried that I would not be able to buy tickets in the end and felt very anxious. "It's really helpless and passive. In case of selling, it will depend on the Hong Kong government to deal with it."

The Cathay Pacific website kept "frozen" and only displayed "System Maintenance". Until 5 pm, the website indicated that there was a technical problem, and passengers were asked to log in later.

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Michelle, a Hong Kong native who lives in the UK, snapped up air tickets for the seventy-year-old master who was stranded in the UK. She had logged on to the webpage before the sale started, but the webpage remained "frozen" after the sale, and only displayed "System Maintenance" until 5pm. The time-to-day webpage refers to a technical problem, and passengers are asked to log in later.

"Obviously you are a Hong Kong citizen, but you can't go home?"

Michelle pointed out that the master went to the United Kingdom to visit his grandson in October last year. He had been mentally prepared to be quarantined back and forth. But unexpectedly, the Hong Kong government suddenly announced in December that British passenger aircraft would be banned from returning to Hong Kong. After the ban, the Hong Kong government has not put forward any plans to arrange for Hong Kong. People return to Hong Kong as soon as possible, "Obviously they are Hong Kong people, but can't they all go home?" It is the same as leaving Hong Kong people dead or alive.

The Cathay Pacific website kept "frozen" and only displayed "System Maintenance". Until 5 pm, the website indicated that there was a technical problem, and passengers were asked to log in later.

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"How about lifting the ban on British aircraft? It's a contradiction."

Michelle continued to point out that the old man felt hesitant and helpless for some time in the past. He needed regular follow-up consultations, and now he can only seek medical treatment in the UK.

She also believes that the Hong Kong government arranged charter flights too late, and that there are only two flights, which may not be enough to pick up all stranded Hong Kong residents. "Yijia is really helpless and passive. In case of selling, it depends on the Hong Kong government. deal with."

Michelle also hopes that the Hong Kong government can resume normal flights as soon as possible so that a large number of stranded Hong Kong people can go home. "Since the government believes that the return to Hong Kong quarantine measures are effective, why not let Hong Kong people return to Hong Kong for quarantine? There are variant viruses in the Philippines. Is it just a ban on the British plane? It's a contradiction."

The Hong Kong government will arrange two charter flights to the United Kingdom, and Cathay Pacific will take Hong Kong people back to Hong Kong.

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