Yesterday Japan eased entry and epidemic prevention measures, attracting many Hong Kong people to rush to Japan to “drink your head and eat soup.” The eventful scene from the past reappeared yesterday in the departure lounge of Hong Kong airport and there was a crowd at airline counters and boarding gates for flights to Japan. Some tourists from Hong Kong to Japan bluntly said they hadn’t traveled in three years and were very excited. HK Express (Hong Kong Express) said it is gradually rolling out more flights: it is expected that by the end of March next year there will be around 460 flights a week in total, which represents a return to the level before the epidemic.
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On the first day of customs clearance in Japan, Hong Kong airport yesterday made 8 direct flights to Japan, headed respectively to Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka. In the departure hall of Hong Kong airport, yesterday, the lively scene of the past was revived: long queues at the counters of airlines with flights to Japan and at the boarding gates in the restricted area. As for the airport shops that in the past many passengers “excited before departure”, most of them haven’t opened their gates since 9:00 yesterday.
The implementation of the “0 + 3” measures will not affect the work
Ms. Chen and Mr. Yan, who left yesterday, said they spent about 19,000 yuan to buy airline tickets last week, but they felt the fare was still acceptable, because “the holidays are nearing the end of the day. year”. they chose to leave yesterday. They pointed out that this trip to Japan is mainly for tourism and the budget is around 30,000 yuan for local consumption. They also stressed that after the implementation of the “0 + 3” measures, they can go to work immediately after returning to Hong Kong and are not worried that the isolation measures will affect their work.
Another visitor to Japan, Miss Wan, said she had been waiting for three years and had been looking forward to it for a long time. His first stop in Osaka will go to Kuromon Market to eat seafood and sashimi, and he will also go to Shinsaibashi to buy medicine and cosmetics, “Because I haven’t eaten authentic and fresh local fish or sashimi in Japan for a long time, I miss them. a lot of these. food “.
Wu Jiewen, CEO of HK Express, said that this month it operates about 50 weekly flights to Japan and will resume flights to Okinawa and Nagoya afterwards.During the peak tourist season in December, there are 260 weekly flights between Hong Kong and various destinations in Asia. The number of Japanese flights will rise to 120 and will resume the Tokyo Haneda airport route; by the end of March next year, overall weekly flights will further increase to around 460, which is about the level before the outbreak.
Regarding HK Express’s early cancellation of multiple flights from January 15 next year, she apologized to affected passengers, saying she is contacting passengers to provide solutions, including arranging flights “on the same day and the same point “at no additional cost, and is flight cancellation processing, the full refund case is deemed to be completed within this week.
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