Airport strives to clear backlog of flights
發佈日期: 2025-07-21 21:27
TVB News
Hong Kong International Airport will facilitate more than 1,000 outbound and inbound flights today as part of its ongoing arrangements for flights affected by Wipha.
It's expected that all stranded passengers will be cleared tomorrow.
Long queues could be seen at the airport's departure hall this morning with scores of travellers seeking assistance at check-in counters.
A family whose trip to Taiwan was disrupted by the typhoon said they're glad their journey was only delayed by one day, adding that they don't have to pay for any changes to their flights and hotels.
This man said he's still disappointed with the delay, but will try to enjoy the rest of this trip, while this man said he lost one day of this trip, but there isn't much he can do.
Fearing the tropical cyclone's remaining effects on public transport, many travellers made their way to the airport early.
Under the Airport Authority's latest measures, all three runways of the airport will be fully operational and are capable of facilitating more than 1,000 flights throughout the day.
Despite the airport's arrangements to ensure smooth operations, some tourists remain less than optimistic.
A Philippines-bound traveller, whose flight on Sunday was rescheduled for Tuesday, stressed that she and her friends do not have enough money to book a hotel and must stay in the airport for three days.
I'm quite sad, because three days got wasted.
I mean three days is a big deal.
Earlier today, Director-General of Civil Aviation Victor Liu and members of from the Airport Authority's management inspected the airport's departure hall, with the latter emphasising that all travellers affected by Wipha will get back on track with their travel plans by Tuesday.
Executive Director of Airport Operations Steven Yiu said the airport's biggest current challenge is tackling the increased flow of tourists during the summer season combined with the Hurricane Signal No. 10.
Owing to the effects of Wipha, the Airport Authority noted more than 500 flights were cancelled affecting around 100,000 passengers.
