Flying into Hong Kong

[Whitstabletangerine]

With just four deaths to date from the Corona virus, Hong Kong will be testing all incoming passengers at the airport who will then have to wait in a hall for some hours to learn the outcome from the test.
Imagine that at Heathrow, every incoming passenger being tested then having to wait three or four days for a result, the place would be swamped especially if 2 metres apart.

 

[TKL_Seasider]

With just four deaths to date from the Corona virus, Hong Kong will be testing all incoming passengers at the airport who will then have to wait in a hall for some hours to learn the outcome from the test.
Imagine that at Heathrow, every incoming passenger being tested then having to wait three or four days for a result, the place would be swamped especially if 2 metres apart.

Hong Kong has been doing this for several weeks. Fortunately there’s a huge convention centre next to the airport. Mandatory 14 days home quarantine for *everyone* ... or quarantine centres for people from high-risk areas. Beggars belief that Britain was letting people swan straight in from Wuhan etc without even checking their temperatures

 

[StanleySeasider]

An interesting thread on how HK are dealing with incoming passengers...

Twitter link

 

[TangerineDream]

Used to love flying into Kaitak (Old HK Airport) with work; there's something quite special about sitting in your seat on a Cathay 747 and literally passing between the apartment buildings with people doing their washing up without looking up as a bloody huge plane passes by their window.

 

[seasideone]

Used to love flying into Kaitak (Old HK Airport) with work; there's something quite special about sitting in your seat on a Cathay 747 and literally passing between the apartment buildings with people doing their washing up without looking up as a bloody huge plane passes by their window.

It was special - and bloody terrifying at the same time!!

 

[Lala]

With just four deaths to date from the Corona virus, Hong Kong will be testing all incoming passengers at the airport who will then have to wait in a hall for some hours to learn the outcome from the test.
Imagine that at Heathrow, every incoming passenger being tested then having to wait three or four days for a result, the place would be swamped especially if 2 metres apart.

Can’t imagine Manchester never mind Heathrow