The bursting was a little more literal for staff who got rid of balloons on an arc greeting bubble travelers. Previous NextMaisy MokHongkongers who have planned trips to Singapore face disappointment and hassle as the city's travel bubble with Singapore burst before its launch yesterday. The two designated airlines for the bubble - Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific - will allow passengers who have booked tickets from yesterday to December 6 to request a full refund with cancellation fees waived. "It is not good in the long run, because this is the first collaboration between Hong Kong and Singapore," Huen said. "If it had not been suspended, I think two or three more countries would also have had this kind of scheme [with Hong Kong]."

Source: The Standard November 22, 2020 19:07 UTC