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Latest news and updates on Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), which is operated by the Airport Authority Hong Kong, including coronavirus travel restrictions, and aviation and tourism issues that relate to the airport.
Airport Authority and Hong Kong Metropolitan University team up to tackle shortage of flight crews by offering flying licence as part of bachelor’s degree in aviation services management.
Return to profit by city airline is welcome, but addition of routes, increased flight frequency and friendlier prices rest on more planes and workers
The authorities must seriously reflect on the damage to city’s reputation as a result of an unacceptable system failure, especially at a time when Hong Kong is spending billions in a bid to lure back visitors.
‘There were two failed landing attempts … All the passengers on board the flight started to scream, while children were crying wildly,’ passenger recounts on social media.
Chief Executive John Lee says the government has been making ‘comprehensive preparations’ for the coming ‘golden week’ holiday.
It is the 13th time since 2010 that Hong Kong International Airport has been the busiest cargo airport on the planet, having lost the number one spot in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Plane spotters reveal where they go to get the best shots of airliners landing and taking off at Hong Kong’s airport, the joys of plane spotting in Japan, and the aircraft that excite them most.
Three city measles cases logged in January and February, the same number recorded in each of the previous two years.
Readers discuss the backlash against a Japanese performance of a mainland Chinese dance in Hong Kong, the Russian art of war, and airport wheelchair shortages.
Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, says his visit is to understand city’s economic development, governance and other conditions.
Four horseshoe crabs – two tri-spine and two mangrove – tagged and released to help Ocean Park conservation foundation understand their life cycles.
Some experts have warned that Hong Kong could lose out in the battle for business as Shenzhen and Guangzhou airports eye aggressive expansion.
City’s airport comes fourth behind first-placed Singapore, Incheon in South Korea and Suvarnabhumi in Bangkok.
Victim, 34, suspected to have fallen out of tow-truck and run over by an aircraft.
Airport’s new three-runway system will be completed this year, Chief Secretary Eric Chan insists, as suggestions of delays are dismissed.
Readers discuss why more notices in the city should be in English, the lack of clarity on Expats’ unavailability, unread English books, and bringing back in-town check-in.
“We have confidence that passenger traffic will return to 100 per cent by the end of this year, or close to 100 per cent,” executive director Steven Yiu says.
Cathay Pacific accounted for 18 million passengers in 2023 while budget unit HK Express carried the rest.
Investors can play their part as Hong Kong airport seeks to open its third such facility, but there is no time to lose for struggling aviation hub.
Official figures show 4.3 million passengers used city’s airport last month, 75 per cent of number recorded in same month of pre-pandemic 2019.
Taiwanese media report flight CI919 left Taipei Taoyuan International Airport on Saturday evening before issuing ‘7700’ code for emergency situation.
Airport Authority Hong Kong’s highly anticipated HK$5 billion (US$640 million) retail bonds attracted a huge response when subscriptions opened on Wednesday, banks and brokers said.
Hong Kong’s banks and brokers are waiving a range of fees for retail investors eyeing the airport operator’s highly anticipated HK$5 billion (US$641 million) bond, the first targeted at the general public in 20 years.
John Lee vows to work with industry to rebuild capacity ‘as quickly as possible’, with Cathay management to meet officials over government goals.
Airport website shows airline cut 21 flights, with Cathay exceeding pledged cancellation cap for a second day.
Hong Kong’s airport operator will raise up to HK$5 billion (US$640 million) from a retail bond this month, its first offering to the general public in 20 years, to fund its third runway and other operations.