홍콩/싱가폴 공항 경유 트랜싯 6월 오픈! Hongkong &Singapore To Allow Transit Passengers From June,2020

Singapore To Allow Transit Passengers From June 2, 2020 &

Hong Kong Airport Transit Services To Gradually Resume From 01 June, 2020

 

홍콩과 싱가폴 6월1일/ 6월 2일부터 국제선 트랜싯(국제선 경유)을 허용한다고 발표하였습니다.

물론 그 나라의 입국제한 조치는 아직 풀지지 않았지만, 그래도 반가운 소식입니다.

 

이제 곧 이 트랜싯으로 꽉 막혀있는 항공노선은 조금씩 풀릴듯합니다.

 

The Hong Kong Chief Executive today announced the gradual reopening of certain services to the public including the resumption of transits at Hong Kong International Airport starting on the 1st of June.

Hong Kong had previously instituted a ban on transit passengers effective March 25, 2020 and since then some days saw less than 1000 passengers per day handled at the airport.

Being able to transit in Hong Kong might help home carrier Cathay Pacific to slowly restart their operation due to HKG’s important hub position. It will however depend on at what point countries will open their borders again to actually allow travelers to enter again.

Cathay Pacific’s hasn’t been updated yet either.

Allowing transits will certainly help to get things going again although I can’t see much demand unless countries are starting to open up and allow foreign passengers to enter again without undergoing lengthy quarantine measures. Going on a business trip or holiday and having to stay isolated in a hotel for 14 days really defeats the purpose.

At this point even repatriation is pretty much completed and there aren’t really that many foreigners stuck in countries other than their own with the burning desire to be repatriated again.

There have been signals though that for example Canada would also consider opening up again in early June and yesterday the state of emergency was lifted in Japan.

Several countries in Europe such as Spain and Greece have announced that they would be open for (EU) tourists this summer.

As far as Hong Kong is concerned right now it’s anyones guess when it’s possible again for foreigners to enter the country either with or without quarantine.

Most governments do realize  that keeping their borders and airports shut for an extensive period of time is not only cause economic havoc but that airlines will eventually go out of business. The flag carriers are major employers and we’ve all seen the headlines of carriers laying off tens of thousands of people who will face a tough job market right now.

I expect that airports and eventually borders will reopen as soon as some form of stability has returned. There are still many who wouldn’t want to travel anyway and that’s fine as a personal decision. It isn’t sustainable however to keep the aviation and hospitality sector shut for a year no matter what position one has in regards to the pandemic.

3개월이상 항공노선이 꽉 막혀있어 정부도 극도로 어려워진  항공/공항 살리기를 시작하는 모양입니다.

유럽에서의 스페인/그리스의 입국제한 해제처럼  아시아 국가들도 입국해제되어 (빨리 코로나가 종식되어 )

일상처럼 돌아가길 기원합니다.

Singapore began transit passenger ban on March 23, 2020

only allowing citizens and permanent residents to return who were required to quarantine for 14 days upon the arrival.

Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) today announced that transit passengers would be again allowed starting on June 2, 2020, but stringent measures would be in place at the airport to combat Covid-19.

Singapore will gradually allow travellers to transit through Changi Airport from Jun 2, as it prepares to ease some COVID-19 restrictions and reopen its borders.

“Stringent measures” will be put in place to ensure that the passengers remain in designated facilities in the transit area and do not mix with other passengers at the airport, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) on Wednesday (May 20).

Airport staff will also be required to wear personal protective equipment when interacting with passengers.

Existing precautionary measures, such as safe distancing, temperature taking for passengers and staff, will continue to be enforced, said the authority.

This change, however, allows Singapore Airlines to start planning their flight schedules once countries slowly relax entry bans and lift quarantine requirements.

아시아 공항의 자칭허브인 싱가폴공항도 6월2일부터 국제선 트랜싯을 허용할것이라고 발표했습니다.