The government announced that it will relax the flight circuit breaker mechanism starting in May, and the trigger threshold will be raised from the original three passengers who are diagnosed with the no-fly to five, or 5% or more of the total number of passengers on the plane, whichever is higher.
Cathay Pacific earlier said it would resume more flights.
"Hong Kong 01" checked the operating schedule of Cathay Pacific this afternoon (24th) and found that the number of flights to and from London, England increased significantly in June. Among them, on June 7, 17 and 27, there are three daily flights.
Some parents who were unable to book a flight back to Hong Kong for their daughter studying abroad said that they have successfully booked a flight ticket for the end of June, but they are still worried that the flight will be suddenly cancelled.
She also revealed that she had already booked a three-week quarantine hotel room for her children, which cost about 1,000 yuan per night, or about 21,000 yuan.
▼On April 1, the no-fly order of nine countries was revoked on the first day of the airport situation▼
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The government said earlier that it will adjust immigration prevention and control measures, including allowing non-Hong Kong residents to come to Hong Kong from May 1.
In addition, starting from that day, the trigger threshold of the circuit breaker mechanism will be relaxed, and the flight will be banned if three passengers are diagnosed, and it will be increased to five, or 5% or more of the total number of passengers on the plane, whichever is higher.
Before the government announced the measures, Cathay Pacific had only three flights to Hong Kong from London in June.
After the announcement of the measures, Cathay Pacific said that it welcomed the relevant measures and other prevention and control measures, and believed that it would have a positive effect on the gradual resumption of tourism activities and the strengthening of the network of Hong Kong's aviation hub. More flights will be resumed gradually.
▼The epidemic lasted for more than two years, and the airport was full of passenger planes▼
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Daily flight back to London from June 7 to 30
Check out Cathay Pacific's updated flight schedule today. There will be a huge increase in flights between London and Hong Kong. Among them, flights from London to Hong Kong will be available from June 7 to 30. Among them, there will be more flights on 7, 17 and 27. There are three flights.
As for Hong Kong to London, there will be daily flight services from June 5 to 30, of which there will be two daily flights on May 15, 16, 25 and 26.
As of 5 p.m., there were still seats available for most flights back to London.
However, Cathay Pacific's flights in May did not change significantly; in June, there was no significant increase in flights to and from Hong Kong from other European cities. For example, direct flights to Hong Kong from Manchester, the United Kingdom, remained twice throughout the month.
Parents successfully book air tickets for their daughters studying in the UK to return to Hong Kong for summer vacation
Guan Tai revealed in an interview with Hong Kong 01 earlier that his 16-year-old daughter was studying in the UK and planned to return to Hong Kong for the summer vacation. She had already booked tickets for Cathay Pacific and British Airways, but the flights were cancelled.
Guan Tai said today that she has successfully rebooked her daughter's flight ticket for June 26, but since there are still two months before departure, she is still worried about the sudden cancellation of the flight.
She continued to point out that she had been worried about flight changes before, so she had already booked a quarantine hotel for three consecutive weeks starting from June 27, with an average room rate of 1,000 yuan per night, or about 21,000 yuan in total.
She said that the hotel room cannot cancel the reservation and refund, unless the government policy changes, but the most important thing is that the daughter can return to Hong Kong.
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