Air India flights to and from HK suspended until further info
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
14.08.2019
The ongoing unrest in Hong Kong forcing frequent closure of its international airport (HKIA) — first on Monday and then again from Tuesday evening — has affected several people, who were to travel between India and rest of the world via this major transit hub. Air India has suspended flights to and from Hong Kong till further information “in view of prevailing situation”.
On Tuesday evening, HKIA posted on their website, “Terminal operations at Hong Kong International Airport have been seriously disrupted, and all check-in processes have now been suspended.” This came after Cathay Pacific issued a travel advisory on their website saying travellers are “encouraged to postpone of non-essential travel” from HKIA till Wednesday.
There are about 75 weekly flights between Indian cities and Hong Kong operated by Cathay Pacific, Air India, IndiGo and SpiceJet. While flights were expected to resume from Tuesday night, the closure of HKIA meant they have again been cancelled. Since it’s the start of the busy student travel season in the US and Australia, travel majors say many from India who were to go via Hong Kong are now alternate arrangements.
“This is the peak student travel period for both North America and Australia. We are getting requests from travellers to re-book their travel,” travel portal Yatra COO Sharat Dhall said, adding, “Airlines are giving full refunds for cancelled flights and are allowing rebooking at the same fare.”
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
14.08.2019
The ongoing unrest in Hong Kong forcing frequent closure of its international airport (HKIA) — first on Monday and then again from Tuesday evening — has affected several people, who were to travel between India and rest of the world via this major transit hub. Air India has suspended flights to and from Hong Kong till further information “in view of prevailing situation”.
On Tuesday evening, HKIA posted on their website, “Terminal operations at Hong Kong International Airport have been seriously disrupted, and all check-in processes have now been suspended.” This came after Cathay Pacific issued a travel advisory on their website saying travellers are “encouraged to postpone of non-essential travel” from HKIA till Wednesday.
There are about 75 weekly flights between Indian cities and Hong Kong operated by Cathay Pacific, Air India, IndiGo and SpiceJet. While flights were expected to resume from Tuesday night, the closure of HKIA meant they have again been cancelled. Since it’s the start of the busy student travel season in the US and Australia, travel majors say many from India who were to go via Hong Kong are now alternate arrangements.
“This is the peak student travel period for both North America and Australia. We are getting requests from travellers to re-book their travel,” travel portal Yatra COO Sharat Dhall said, adding, “Airlines are giving full refunds for cancelled flights and are allowing rebooking at the same fare.”
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