Hong Kong, Singapore sign agreement to establish air travel bubble

Both cities are major aviation hubs, and the international air route between the two cities was among the busiest in the Asia-Pacific region before the pandemic

Hong Kong and Singapore have reached an in-principle agreement to establish a bilateral air travel bubble.

 

The move could help revive cross-border air travel between the two aviation hubs in a safe and progressive way, authorities said.

 

Hong Kong and Singapore enjoy strong trade, investment, finance, tourism and people-to-people ties.

 

Both cities are major aviation hubs, and the international air route between the two cities was among the busiest in the Asia-Pacific region before the pandemic.

 

YK Pang, chairman of the Hong Kong Tourist Board, said, “We welcome the Singapore government’s announcement of the in-principle agreement to establish a bilateral air travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore.

“The announcement is a timely match with the Hong Kong’s launch of a standardised hygiene protocol for tourism-related sectors with the Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency, which was announced last week.

 

“The protocol allows the tourism-related sectors to be well-prepared to welcome visitors back, while bolstering visitors’ confidence in travelling to Hong Kong.”

 

New Zealand and Australia launched a similar travel bubble last week.

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