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BREAKING: As Protestors Swarm Airport, Hong Kong Cancels All Remaining Monday Flights

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 12, 2019 5 Comments

Thousands of anti-government protestors wearing black have gathered in the arrivals hall of Hong Kong International Airport, prompting the airport to cancel all remaining flights for today.

In a statement noting the temporary suspension of all inbound and outbound flights, HKIA chose to take a neutral stance on the nature of the protests:

Airport operations at Hong Kong International Airport have been seriously disrupted as a result of the public assembly at the airport today. Other than the departure flights that have completed the check-in process and the arrival flights that are already heading to Hong Kong, all other flights have been canceled for the rest of today.

Prior to this announcement, Hong Kong had already limited who could enter the departures hall:

To maintain the smooth process of the departure procedures of passengers and the terminal operation, only departure passengers with an air ticket or boarding pass for the next 24 hours and a valid travel document, or airport staff with identity proofs will be allowed to enter to the check-in aisles at Terminal 1 with effect from 1200hrs on 12 August, 2019, until further notice. Airport security staff will be deployed on site to assist passengers or airport staff to enter the area. Passengers please allow sufficient time to come to the airport.

In its own statement, Cathay Pacific said:

While disruption events like these can change significantly and at short notice, rest assured we are doing everything we can in advance to minimize the impact to customers.

Shares of Cathay Pacific stock have dropped to a 10-year low.

CONCLUSION

Mark this story as developing. As I write this at 5:00 PM Hong Kong time, thousands of additional protestors are reportedly making their way to the airport.

Thus far, the airport protests have been peaceful, but so overwhelmed the airport as to make travel virtually impossible. Most of the protestors are young.

I’ll have more info on the Hong Kong protests and link to Cathay Pacific later this week.

If you were flying into or out of Hong Kong today, contact your airline to make alternate travel arrangements.

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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5 Comments

  1. Chris Reply
    August 12, 2019 at 6:28 am

    I’m currently at HKIA and the protest just broke up. All transportation options out of the airport were shut down and only the MTR started running again about 10 min ago. It should come as no surprise but all of the protestors my wife and I interacted with were friendly and helpful. Additionally many of the travelers at the airport were in pretty good spirits and took the events in stride. What a day to land at HKG!

  2. Paolo Reply
    August 12, 2019 at 7:27 am

    The protesters have learned the lesson from what happened at BKK during the yellow shirt/red shirt protests a few years ago, effectively shutting down the airport for weeks and crippling tourism.
    HK is even more exposed: tourism, business travel as well as a huge transit hub.
    The protests are legitimate but I hope this doesn’t lead to major violence.

  3. Jack Reply
    August 12, 2019 at 8:02 am

    @Paolo
    The protests are already major violence, with them blocking major roads and burning police stations, breaking the LegCo (HK’s equivalent to Parliament). If they learnt their lesson, they wouldn’t have done it in the first place.

  4. Dick Bupkiss Reply
    August 12, 2019 at 11:41 am

    Get ready for the trolls to arrive here in 3…2…1…

  5. derek Reply
    August 12, 2019 at 12:50 pm

    The world is delusional if they think the People’s Republic of China will compromise. There was supposed to be a “one country, two systems” set up for 50 years from 1997 but the world can see they are heading to a “one country, one system” much sooner.

    America was already steamrolled in the 1980’s when the US allowed lopsided trade arrangements with the People’s Republic of China. Trump is hated in America but he has a little sense in not wanting to continue this imbalance.

    The People’s Republic of China is actually ruining its chances with Taiwan. If they were nice with Hong Kong, then Taiwan might have agreed eventually to a “one country, three systems” but not any more.

    If you really need to go to HKG, go to Macau, which isn’t far from Hong Kong.

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