Anti-government protesters have severely disrupted air travel for a second straight day, forcing Hong Kong International Airport to suspend check-in services for all departing flights
Thousands of demonstrators had occupied the area around the check-in aisles from about 2:30 p.m., before making their way towards departure gates in an escalation of their protest, while at least 1,000 remained in the arrivals section.
In a sign of fraying tempers among the traveling public on Tuesday, a woman was seen trying to break through protesters' lines towards the northern departure gate of Terminal 1, shouting “I want to go home”. Her passage was blocked by protesters, before airport staff stepped in. “They are turning public opinion against them. Is it right to take the freedom of someone else when they are trying to fight for their freedom?” he said.Barbara Hill, 84, felt similarly after protesters wouldn’t let her group of five pass, despite the appeals of Australian consular staff. Hill, one of two elderly people who had to turn back in their wheelchairs, appeared relaxed as she comforted her younger companion, Helina Marshall, who had been reduced to tears by the frustration.
Marshall said: “We have got an old lady here, 84 years old and she has heart problems. So they can’t let her through to go back home?” The Civil Aviation Administration of China on Tuesday announced arrangements to help travelers between Hong Kong and mainland China, by boosting airlines’ capacity and handling ticket transfers and refunds. It added it would increase transfer capacity at other airports in southern China.
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