Coronavirus: Hong Kong ban on flights from Britain pushes travellers to plan third-country stopovers

Hong Kong’s coming ban on arrivals from Britain due to Covid-19 fears has triggered a wave of flight and hotel cancellations, but some travellers still intend to make the trip by first flying to lower-risk countries for a short stay.Monday’s announcement left Hongkongers in the European country reeling and many raced to snap up limited air tickets and bookings for the compulsory 21-day hotel quarantine after landing.The government imposed the ban due to Britain’s worsening pandemic situation…

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