Hong Kong airport authority set to resume flights Tuesday after cancellations on 4th day of protests
All flights not checked in Monday were cancelled amid peaceful anti-government demonstrations
Thomson Reuters · Posted: Aug 12, 2019 4:46 AM ET Last Updated: an hour ago
Hong Kong's Airport Authority cancelled all flights not yet checked in by Monday afternoon because of anti-government protests, the agency said. (Tyrone Siu/Reuters)
The Hong Kong airport will restart flights starting at 6 a.m. Tuesday after it shut down operations when thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators occupied its main terminal.
Hong Kong cancelled all flights not yet checked in by Monday afternoon, the agency said, as anti-government protesters peacefully demonstrated at the airport for a fourth day.
"Other than departure flights that have completed the check-in process and the arrival flights already heading to Hong Kong, all other flights have been cancelled for the rest of today," the authority said in a statement.
Traffic on roads to the airport was congested and car park spaces were full, it said.
A traffic jam soon formed on the highway leading back to Hong Kong's city centre, with some people walking in the sweltering weather.
Earlier Monday, Hong Kong police showed off water cannons that could be deployed in the case of future demonstrations, a development which Amnesty International has warned could lead to serious injuries if misused within the densely populated city's confined spaces.