Flight Operation at Hong Kong airport resumed:latest updates from airport
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The morning after: Last night, riot police clashed with protesters, who
were occupying Hong Kong International Airport for the second day in a row.
Dozens of outgoing flights were canceled and the airport descended into chaos.
Anti-China extradition bill movement: The protests were sparked in early Juneby a
proposed law which would have seen people extradited into mainland China’s
opaque justice system. The bill has been suspended, but not
withdrawn.
Many stranded travelers whose flights were canceled yesterday
slept at the airport overnight, with families and children sleeping in and
around the deserted check-in desks and luggage belts.
As the airport slowly returns to normal this morning, the
departure board shows a handful of canceled flights — but the majority seem to
be going ahead and on schedule.
People are finally getting out.
Hundreds of travelers are in the departures hall, with more
arriving and checking in as usual.
The airport has been cleaned up. Lennon walls — spaces covered
in colorful Post-it notes bearing protest messages — have been taken down and
the graffiti has been covered up.
