Hong Kong epidemic rebounded, American Airlines and United Airlines temporarily suspended flights to Hong Kong
[Global Network Comprehensive Report] American Airlines and United Airlines announced on the 9th that they will temporarily suspend flights to Hong Kong.
According to Hong Kong's "East Network" report, due to the rebound of the epidemic in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong government began forcing crews arriving at the airport from Wednesday to submit deep-throat saliva samples for virus testing. United Airlines and American Airlines decided to suspend flights to and from Hong Kong.
American Airlines’ route from Dallas to Hong Kong was grounded in February due to the epidemic. It was originally planned to resume flight on Thursday (9th), but the company’s latest statement stated that the route was postponed until August 5th. .
United Airlines also issued a statement that it will suspend flights to and from Hong Kong until Friday (10th), and is evaluating the impact of Hong Kong's new quarantine requirements on its operations. Flight UA877, originally scheduled to fly from San Francisco to Hong Kong on the 8th of this month, has been cancelled.