Flying long haul during Covid-19: air travel has never been stranger
I knew my journey home would be complicated, but I wasn’t prepared for the sense of isolation as I moved from one dystopian scene to anotherCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage
by Laurel Chor in Hong Kong
May 15, 2020
3 minutes
When I booked my flight home after spending more than two-and-a-half months in Europe, I knew what my journey would entail. With no more direct flights between Paris and Hong Kong, I would have a brief layover in London. I knew that when I landed at the Hong Kong airport, I would be tested and held at a facility for roughly eight hours until my results came back.
In the best case scenario – if I were negative – I would be spending two weeks in home quarantine, my whereabouts tracked by an app and a chunky device worn on my wrist.
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