Hong Kong-Singapore Bubble Delay Hits Travel Rebound Hopes
- Quarantine-free flights between hubs were due to start Sunday
- Hong Kong-Singapore bubble regarded as model for other routes
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The shelving of the keenly-anticipated Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble shows just how delicate the process of reopening borders is -- even for places that have largely contained the coronavirus.
The cities’ virus outbreaks are far less intense than in places such as the U.S. and Europe, but a recent uptick in cases in Hong Kong proved enough to delay the start of the air corridor between the two financial hubs by two weeks, dashing the plans of those who booked flights that were due to begin Sunday.