hong kong: Photo AFP Hong Kong airport was seriously disrupted again on Tuesday by illegal assemblies as all check-in services for departing flights were suspended after 4 30 pm as announced by airport authorities, according to Global Times China. Other departure and arrival flights for the rest of the day will continue to operate, Hong Kong International Airport said in a notice sent to the Global Times on Tuesday. Protesters blocked passengers at departure halls of the airport, a day after a sit-in forced authorities to cancel all flights at the major international hub. One day of paralysis costs the airport roughly 206,000 passenger counts and air cargo worth 10.1 billion yuan 1.4 billion according to media reports. Asked why the airport permitted the illegal assembly to paralyze the operations of the airport for two consecutive days, a spokesperson for Airport Authority Hong Kong refused to comment. The airport - one of the world's busiest transit hubs - contributes to 5 percent of Hong Kong's GDP, Hong Kong Transport Secretary Frank Chan said in May.
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