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Asian Airlines Cancel Several Flights To Hong Kong As Protests Escalate
On Sunday, Airport Authority Hong Kong reported an October decline of 13% in passengers and 6.1% in the number of inbound and outbound flights - the steepest falls since the unrest began.
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Rail Services Across Hong Kong Suspended After Violent Protests
All train services in Hong Kong including the line to the airport were suspended on Saturday, the city's rail operator said, after violent clashes between police and pro-democracy protesters saw subway stations vandalised.
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Riot Police At Hong Kong Airport To Prevent New Anti-Government Protest
Hong Kong riot police took up position at the main rail station serving the airport on Sunday to prevent a new anti-government protest targeting air travel after a night of violent street clashes in the Chinese-ruled territory.
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Riot Police Deployed As Hong Kong Protesters Target Airport
Riot police fanned out across Hong Kong on Saturday in a bid to thwart plans by pro-democracy protesters to target the airport in the movement's first mass mobilisation since the city's leader made a surprise concession earlier this week.
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After Night Of Chaos, Hong Kong Protesters Target Airport, Block Roads
Thousands of protesters blocked roads and public transport links to Hong Kong airport on Sunday in a bid to draw global attention to their fight for greater democracy for the Chinese-ruled city which is facing its biggest political crisis in decades.
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Hong Kong Airline Suspends 2 Pilots For Joining Airport Protest
Cathay Pacific Airways has terminated the employment of two pilots, the company said on Wednesday, after it suspended them in the past week over their involvement in protests in Hong Kong.
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China Condemns "Terrorist-Like Actions" Of Hong Kong Protesters
China reacted furiously Wednesday to "terrorist-like" attacks on its citizens by pro-democracy protesters during a second day of mass disruptions at Hong Kong's airport that turned violent.
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What's Happening In Hong Kong? Key Questions, Answered.
Hong Kong's airport is one of the busiest in the world. On Monday and Tuesday, protesters effectively shut it down with sit-ins that forced officials to take the extraordinary step of canceling flights. The situation turned violent when riot police clashed with protesters there late Tuesday.
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Hong Kong Protesters Found Their Anthem In A "Les Miserables" Song
Amid the cacophony of the demonstrations being staged this week in Hong Kong, one could hear an unmistakable reverb from a far off domain: Broadway.
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Hong Kong Airport Resumes Flights After Protests
Flights were departing Hong Kong airport largely on schedule on Wednesday morning, a day after pro-democracy protesters caused chaos with a disruptive sit-in that paralysed the busy transport hub.
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Clashes At Hong Kong Airport After Flights Disrupted For Second Day
Police and protesters clashed at Hong Kong's international airport on Tuesday after flights were disrupted for a second day as the political crisis in the former British colony deepened.
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Hong Kong Airport Cancels All Departures As Protesters Occupy Terminal
Anti-government protesters brought chaos to Hong Kong's airport for a second consecutive day Tuesday, forcing airlines to suspend check-in for departing flights, as demonstrators extended their standoff with authorities who have been unable to quell months of dissent.
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Hong Kong Airport Cancels All Departures As Protesters Squat Inside
Hong Kong airport authorities on Tuesday suspended all check-ins, but reversed a previous statement saying that all departing flights had been cancelled as pro-democracy protesters blocked the facility.
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Hundreds Protest At Hong Kong Airport, Day After Shutdown
Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters staged a new rally on Tuesday at Hong Kong's airport, a day after a massive demonstration there triggered a shutdown at the busy international travel hub.
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Protesters Shut Down Hong Kong Airport; China Warns Of "Terrorism"
Thousands of protesters shut down Hong Kong's international airport Monday, defying an intensifying police crackdown as China issued ominous warnings that described the protests as "terrorism" and began massing a paramilitary force in a southern border city.
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Asian Airlines Cancel Several Flights To Hong Kong As Protests Escalate
On Sunday, Airport Authority Hong Kong reported an October decline of 13% in passengers and 6.1% in the number of inbound and outbound flights - the steepest falls since the unrest began.
-
Rail Services Across Hong Kong Suspended After Violent Protests
All train services in Hong Kong including the line to the airport were suspended on Saturday, the city's rail operator said, after violent clashes between police and pro-democracy protesters saw subway stations vandalised.
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Riot Police At Hong Kong Airport To Prevent New Anti-Government Protest
Hong Kong riot police took up position at the main rail station serving the airport on Sunday to prevent a new anti-government protest targeting air travel after a night of violent street clashes in the Chinese-ruled territory.
-
Riot Police Deployed As Hong Kong Protesters Target Airport
Riot police fanned out across Hong Kong on Saturday in a bid to thwart plans by pro-democracy protesters to target the airport in the movement's first mass mobilisation since the city's leader made a surprise concession earlier this week.
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After Night Of Chaos, Hong Kong Protesters Target Airport, Block Roads
Thousands of protesters blocked roads and public transport links to Hong Kong airport on Sunday in a bid to draw global attention to their fight for greater democracy for the Chinese-ruled city which is facing its biggest political crisis in decades.
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Hong Kong Airline Suspends 2 Pilots For Joining Airport Protest
Cathay Pacific Airways has terminated the employment of two pilots, the company said on Wednesday, after it suspended them in the past week over their involvement in protests in Hong Kong.
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China Condemns "Terrorist-Like Actions" Of Hong Kong Protesters
China reacted furiously Wednesday to "terrorist-like" attacks on its citizens by pro-democracy protesters during a second day of mass disruptions at Hong Kong's airport that turned violent.
-
What's Happening In Hong Kong? Key Questions, Answered.
Hong Kong's airport is one of the busiest in the world. On Monday and Tuesday, protesters effectively shut it down with sit-ins that forced officials to take the extraordinary step of canceling flights. The situation turned violent when riot police clashed with protesters there late Tuesday.
-
Hong Kong Protesters Found Their Anthem In A "Les Miserables" Song
Amid the cacophony of the demonstrations being staged this week in Hong Kong, one could hear an unmistakable reverb from a far off domain: Broadway.
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Hong Kong Airport Resumes Flights After Protests
Flights were departing Hong Kong airport largely on schedule on Wednesday morning, a day after pro-democracy protesters caused chaos with a disruptive sit-in that paralysed the busy transport hub.
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Clashes At Hong Kong Airport After Flights Disrupted For Second Day
Police and protesters clashed at Hong Kong's international airport on Tuesday after flights were disrupted for a second day as the political crisis in the former British colony deepened.
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Hong Kong Airport Cancels All Departures As Protesters Occupy Terminal
Anti-government protesters brought chaos to Hong Kong's airport for a second consecutive day Tuesday, forcing airlines to suspend check-in for departing flights, as demonstrators extended their standoff with authorities who have been unable to quell months of dissent.
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Hong Kong Airport Cancels All Departures As Protesters Squat Inside
Hong Kong airport authorities on Tuesday suspended all check-ins, but reversed a previous statement saying that all departing flights had been cancelled as pro-democracy protesters blocked the facility.
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Hundreds Protest At Hong Kong Airport, Day After Shutdown
Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters staged a new rally on Tuesday at Hong Kong's airport, a day after a massive demonstration there triggered a shutdown at the busy international travel hub.
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Protesters Shut Down Hong Kong Airport; China Warns Of "Terrorism"
Thousands of protesters shut down Hong Kong's international airport Monday, defying an intensifying police crackdown as China issued ominous warnings that described the protests as "terrorism" and began massing a paramilitary force in a southern border city.
