SINGAPORE -- Hong Kong and Singapore have delayed the planned launch of an "air travel bubble" for two weeks, just hours after saying it would go ahead on Sunday, as the former faces a modest but unsettling jump in coronavirus cases.
Spike in Chinese territory stalls plan for two weeks before Sunday launch
A Singapore Airlines plane undergoes maintenance at Changi Airport: The airline is one of the designated carriers for the "air travel bubble" with Hong Kong. © Reuters
SINGAPORE -- Hong Kong and Singapore have delayed the planned launch of an "air travel bubble" for two weeks, just hours after saying it would go ahead on Sunday, as the former faces a modest but unsettling jump in coronavirus cases.