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Coronavirus: woman who stayed three weeks in Hong Kong airport after arriving from London ‘allowed to leave for mainland China’
- Authorities accused of double standards as others were forced to return to point of origin
- All stranded passengers found staying in terminal have left, Airport Authority confirms
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A woman who stayed three weeks at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) left earlier this month, but her departure sparked accusations of double standards by the authorities.
She was the last of more than a dozen people found stranded at the terminal after Hong Kong suspended transit services because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Without valid connecting flights to their destinations, they remained at the terminal.
The 63-year-old woman, who arrived from London on a British Airways flight on June 13, was allowed to fly to Shanghai on July 5, the Post has learned.
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In earlier cases, passengers stuck at the airport were made to return to their points of origin.
It emerged over the past month that the failure of some airlines to ensure their passengers had valid connecting flights resulted in more than a dozen travellers remaining at HKIA’s transit area for between a few days and three months.
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The woman, a mainland China resident, arrived in Hong Kong from London on a British Airways flight, on her way to Zhuhai, in Guangdong province. With transit services suspended, she stayed put for about three weeks.
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