Hong Kong halves flight suspensions triggered by Covid cases
Hong Kong has said it will halve the period for which it suspends international flights that bring in passengers infected with Covid-19, as the aviation industry increasingly voices alarm over the continued difficulty of operating in the city.
Once a global logistics and transportation hub, Hong Kong has imposed some of the world's harshest travel restrictions under its zero-Covid policy.
One of these measures is the city's "route-specific suspension mechanism", which previously banned an airline from flying a particular route for 14 days if three or more infections were found among a flight's passengers.
In the early hours of this morning, the government announced the suspension period would be shortened from 14 days to a week, beginning 1 April.
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