Hong Kong is giving out 500,000 free plane tickets. I tried to get one as a Singapore resident and ended up stuck in a waiting room behind 50,000 people.

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 03:58

Cathay Pacific plans on the runway at Hong Kong airport. — Residents in Thailand and Singapore snapped up free round-trip tickets to Hong Kong from Cathay Pacific in a promotion to boost the city's tourism after three years of COVID-19 isolation.
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Hong Kong's campaign to give out 500,000 free airline tickets to the city is proving very popular.
Thailand and Singapore residents snapped up 29,900 Cathay Pacific round-trip tickets on Wednesday and Thursday.
The giveaway ended within 45 minutes on both days due to overwhelming response.

Hong Kong is giving out half a million free flights to the city — and the campaign is so popular that Cathay Pacific had to park people in a virtual waiting room before they could even enter the giveaway.