Air Bubble and Air bridges

Subject: IR

Context:

The concept of ‘air bridges’ and ‘bubbles’ is gaining prominence as countries are looking for restarting international flights.

Concept:

• “Air bubbles” or “air bridges” are joining jurisdictions that have largely eliminated the cornovirus, and trust in each other’s testing and case numbers.
• Australia and New Zealand could lead the way with a proposed “Covid-safe travel zone”, or the trans-Tasman bubble.
• Small countries in the Pacific including Fiji and the Cook Islands, which have kept the virus at bay, could join in, with the zone being expanded to other jurisdictions such as Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan.