Considering International Travel? Read this first…

While the pandemic has rendered air travel arduous, it’s not an impossibility, as thousands of people still need to fly for various reasons — whether to get back home to their family or to travel to another place for work.

One such passenger shared her travel experience to Hong Kong, and many people are calling it “the future of travel” due to the meticulous checks and precautions taken by the staff and other officials at the Hong Kong airport.

Journalist Laurel Chor travelled from Paris to Hong Kong via London on May 14 and upon landing had to wait for 8 long hours to receive her COVID-19 test results — so she used this time to document her experience by live-tweeting it and created a Twitter thread.

She started off by noting how British Airways check-in staff at the Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris were wearing masks as mandated but failed to wear them on the plane to London and Hong Kong. She then continued to detail the procedures she had to undergo upon landing.

The level of care shown by Hong Kong authorities left a lot of people in appreciation and awe.

As always, netizens’ reactions were divided, but the majority lauded the Chinese government for its strict regulations that helped keep the number of cases to a minimum and called them a good role model for pandemic response teams everywhere.

Laurel also mentioned being surprised at receiving a self-test as opposed to someone performing it on her and expressed her gratefulness for having separate booths to do it in and the privacy they offered.

It’s interesting to see the differences in the way various countries are handling the pandemic and treating incoming passengers.

Although so many forms might seem a bit excessive, it shows how thorough authorities are. Thankfully, Laurel’s wait ended on a happy note, as she tested negative for the coronavirus and got to devour a plate of dumplings at her home soon after.

This is just one case of international travel during these pressing times, and it’s thankfully one where the arrival process was very thorough to ensure that there is no possible transmission of the virus. It’s striking how organized and tidy it all is.

Click here to read about more cases of travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.