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Cathay Pacific plans to double flights to China

  Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd will more than double its flights to mainland China to 61 return services a week from January 14 following the easing of Covid travel restrictions. Cathay aims to operate over 100 return flights a week by March, it said in a statement. The airline currently operates 27 flights a week from Hong Kong to ...

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Hong Kong’s retail sales post surprise drop in Nov 2022

  Bloomberg Hong Kong’s retail sales unexpectedly dropped in November by the most in eight months as the city struggled to shake off the lingering effects of its pandemic-era controls and a slowing global economy. Retail sales value fell 4.2% from a year ago, the Census and Statistics Department said. That was far worse than the forecast for a 4.8% ...

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Airlines slam Covid test plan for Chinese travellers

  Bloomberg The airline industry’s global lobby group condemned national moves to introduce Covid tests and other measures for passengers arriving from China as travel from the Asia nation resumes despite a flareup in the virus. The measures represent a knee-jerk reinstatement of steps that have proven ineffective in stemming the pandemic over the past three years, the International Air ...

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