HKG-SIN to return! (cargo only initially)
Jun 1, 2020, 3:44 pm
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FWIW, the DOT approved the 5th Freedom operations this afternoon.
https://downloads.regulations.gov/DO...tachment_1.pdf
https://downloads.regulations.gov/DO...tachment_1.pdf
Jun 1, 2020, 4:04 pm
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FWIW, the DOT approved the 5th Freedom operations this afternoon.
https://downloads.regulations.gov/DO...tachment_1.pdf
https://downloads.regulations.gov/DO...tachment_1.pdf
Jun 1, 2020, 4:08 pm
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HKG already resumed allowing connection as of 1 June. It's now up to SIN govt to allow entry of HK, US or other nationals.
Jun 1, 2020, 5:54 pm
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Now just resume ORD and EWR (789 perhaps) service to allow my family and friends better connect options from SIN to the Midwest and East coast via HKG.
Supplementing this with a daily SFO-SIN down the road would be great. A mix of back to the future and present.
Supplementing this with a daily SFO-SIN down the road would be great. A mix of back to the future and present.
Jun 1, 2020, 6:47 pm
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.... so I still cannot enter HK or Singapore. Transit is meaningless to me at the moment. unfortunately I am not doing a quick turn around mileage run to nowhere.
....... unfortunately borders are still closed!
Jun 1, 2020, 9:36 pm
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FWIW, the DOT approved the 5th Freedom operations this afternoon.
https://downloads.regulations.gov/DO...tachment_1.pdf
https://downloads.regulations.gov/DO...tachment_1.pdf
It will be interesting to see, what the actual schedule will look like, as all published seems to be preliminary up to now.
Jun 2, 2020, 8:21 am
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Maybe, I am the extreme minority, but that made my life so much easier and in my trips to SIN since they stopped the 5th freedom flight, I have flown UA once, and LH, SQ or NH every other time.
Jun 2, 2020, 8:24 am
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“The city’s entry restrictions will also remain in place until September 18 for foreign non-residents, with the exception of those who have stayed in mainland China, Taiwan and Macau for 14 days prior to their arrival in Hong Kong.“
Jun 2, 2020, 4:28 pm
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Jun 3, 2020, 8:43 pm
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Hong Kong won’t open for non-resident anytime soon.
“The city’s entry restrictions will also remain in place until September 18 for foreign non-residents, with the exception of those who have stayed in mainland China, Taiwan and Macau for 14 days prior to their arrival in Hong Kong.“
“The city’s entry restrictions will also remain in place until September 18 for foreign non-residents, with the exception of those who have stayed in mainland China, Taiwan and Macau for 14 days prior to their arrival in Hong Kong.“
Jun 3, 2020, 9:51 pm
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UA’s Asia flight will be filled with citizens from Asian countries for the time being....plus a lot of cargo.
Jun 6, 2020, 3:04 pm
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Looks like the schedule has been loaded and it follows the old UA895/869/896/862 pattern. A terrible schedule for SIN-bound passengers or those wishing to connect onward in Asia, via either HKG or SIN. 
UA869 dep SFO 1340 arr HKG 1845+1
UA869 dep HKG 2045+1 arr SIN 0035+2
UA862 dep SIN 0600 arr HKG 0945
UA862 dep HKG 1130 arr SFO 0910
UA869 dep SFO 1340 arr HKG 1845+1
UA869 dep HKG 2045+1 arr SIN 0035+2
UA862 dep SIN 0600 arr HKG 0945
UA862 dep HKG 1130 arr SFO 0910
Last edited by dkc192; Jun 6, 2020 at 9:42 pm
Jun 6, 2020, 3:10 pm
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Looks like the schedule has been loaded and it follows the old UA895/869/896/862 pattern. A terrible schedule for SIN-bound passengers or those wishing to connect onward in Asia, via either HKG or SIN.
UA869 dep SFO 1340 arr HKG 1845+1
UA869 dep HKG 1845+1 arr SIN 0035+2
UA862 dep SIN 0600 arr HKG 0945
UA862 dep HKG 1130 arr SFO 0910
UA869 dep SFO 1340 arr HKG 1845+1
UA869 dep HKG 1845+1 arr SIN 0035+2
UA862 dep SIN 0600 arr HKG 0945
UA862 dep HKG 1130 arr SFO 0910
This is the same schedule that UA used to operate before the direct SFO-SIN-SFO was introduced.
BTW, it is loaded in the schedule for July only. UA seems to still bank on SFO-SIN-SFO direct flights resuming in August..
Jun 6, 2020, 6:08 pm
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Looks like the schedule has been loaded and it follows the old UA895/869/896/862 pattern. A terrible schedule for SIN-bound passengers or those wishing to connect onward in Asia, via either HKG or SIN.
UA869 dep SFO 1340 arr HKG 1845+1
UA869 dep HKG 20:xx+1 arr SIN 0035+2
UA862 dep SIN 0600 arr HKG 0945
UA862 dep HKG 1130 arr SFO 0910
UA869 dep SFO 1340 arr HKG 1845+1
UA869 dep HKG 20:xx+1 arr SIN 0035+2
UA862 dep SIN 0600 arr HKG 0945
UA862 dep HKG 1130 arr SFO 0910
A lot of us UA regulars do well with this timing from a SIN perspective.
I just wish SFO-HKG left at 1pm like PMUA used to do so that the connection got into SIN at 11:50PM instead of 12:30AM. The slight delay must help with flights coming into SFO the same morning.
Jun 6, 2020, 7:18 pm
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Hence, the scheduling.