HK Airport reopens as govt aims to bring home residents stranded in Nepal due to pandemic
Airport Authority Hong Kong said in a media statement that it has implemented a range of health measures at the airport for passengers transiting through the aviation hub.
“We have been working closely with the government, airlines and our business partners to put in place a set of comprehensive measures to ensure a smooth resumption of transfer/transit services and a safe end-to-end journey for passengers,” said Vivian Cheung, executive director, airport operations of the AA.
All passengers, including departing, arriving and transfer/transit passengers, as well as airport staff are required to wear face masks in all passenger accessible areas of HKIA’s restricted area “until further notice”.The number of people travelling in and out of Hong Kong International Airport dropped to just 32,000 in April, indicating that traffic was down by 99.5% in April 2020 compared to April 2019.
Hong Kong’s airport has also introduced other cleaning and disinfection measures recently in an effort to step up hygiene practices amid the coronavirus crisis. This includes self-driving robots that use UV light sterilisers to kill germs in public areas. The airport authority also says frequently touched surfaces are cleaned every hour and treated with antimicrobial coating. It is now testing a full-body disinfecting machine that is currently only for airport staff, but it could be used to spray sanitiser on passengers in the future.
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