From Cathay
Lounge closures and service updates
With the reductions in capacity on our flights, we will be closing The Bridge, The Deck and The Pier First Class Lounge at Hong Kong International Airport from 17 February 2020 until further notice.
It is a cost cutting measure
Interpol has a stolen passport database which is shared - completely legit and matches are done with the standardised machine readable name / birth / gender type formats.Original Post Deleted
But I think the IATA thing that someone mentioned earlier in another thread is more likely an issue. Common PNR + place of issue of ticket + records of previous PNR information - far too much info being stored and shared for pre-arrival checks.
When you apply for a US visa the DS160 form as a question whether you've ever lost a visa or passport. So he'd have to have told them about the lost passport.Original Post Deleted
The Philippines has with immediate effect lifted the travel restrictions on Taiwan and is considering Macau, because of the effective protocols they have in place. No mention of Hong Kong which is not surprising is it given the ineffective implementation of crap protocols.
It may have been posted before (I did look) but Finnair have cancelled on of their two direct flights to HK until April. Hoping it doesn’t cancel the other one!
No more inflight meals and duvets/pillows on Hong Kong Airlines
https://www.hongkongairlines.com/en_...id=10005576896