Hong Kong airport to close concourse as flights plummet
On Tuesday, HKA closed its flagship Club Autus airport lounge at the midfield concourse “until further notice” and its transit passenger facilities were moved to the main terminal.
On Tuesday, HKA closed its flagship Club Autus airport lounge at the midfield concourse “until further notice” and its transit passenger facilities were moved to the main terminal.
A small group of protesters also surrounded, tied up and beat a man wearing a yellow journalist vest -- whom the editor of China’s state-controlled Global Times identified as one of the paper’s reporters -- and another man Beijing said was a Shenzhen resident visiting Hong Kong.
"All check-in service for departure flights has been suspended since 1630hrs (0830 GMT). Other departure and arrival flights for the rest of the day will continue to operate, and airlines will provide arrangements for passengers who have not completed the departure process", it said.
Airport staff blamed the disruption on the large crowds of protesters who had swarmed the terminal building, impeding passengers from the check-in process.
