The travel bubble between Singapore and Hong Kong has been deferred from May 26 till further notice due to the worsening of the Covid-19 situation in Singapore.
On Monday (May 17), Singapore’s Ministry of Transport(MOT) issued a statement that said the new launch date will be reviewed towards the end of phase 2.
“Both sides remain strongly committed to launching the ATB safely. However, in light of the recent increase in unlinked community cases, Singapore is unable to meet the criteria to start the Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble” said MOT.
“Both sides therefore agreed to defer the launch of the ATB to protect the health of travellers and the public in these two places.” MOT added.
The original plan was to kickstart the bubble in November 2020 but was delayed due to a spike in Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong a day before the launch date.