DH invokes flight-specific suspension mechanism to prohibit landing of flights operated by two airlines
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Two passenger flights (CX906), operated by Cathay Pacific arriving from Manila to Hong Kong on April 14 and 17 respectively, had each carried two passengers confirmed to have COVID-19 by arrival test. Meanwhile, a passenger flight (UK6397), operated by Vistara arriving from Mumbai to Hong Kong today (April 18) had three passengers confirmed to have COVID-19 by arrival test. The DH thus invoked the above regulation to prohibit landing of the concerned passenger flights according to the established mechanism.
The tightened flight-specific suspension mechanism took effect on April 14. The criteria under the tightened mechanism include: (1) three or more (originally five or more) passengers on a passenger flight arriving at Hong Kong confirmed to have COVID-19 by arrival tests; or (2) two or more passengers on any two flights of the same airline from the relevant original port within a seven-day period (originally three or more on two consecutive flights) confirmed to have COVID-19 by arrival tests. Another existing criteria, i.e. one or more passenger(s) confirmed to have COVID-19 by arrival test on the same flight with one or more passenger(s) failing to comply with the requirement(s) specified under the Prevention and Control of Disease (Regulation of Cross-boundary Conveyances and Travellers) Regulation (Cap. 599H), will remain unchanged.
Ends/Sunday, April 18, 2021
Issued at HKT 22:32
Issued at HKT 22:32
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