Hong Kong International Airport’s second terminal, set to fully open in May, is projected to serve 15 million travellers by the end of this year, with a midterm goal of increasing capacity to 30 million. The target was revealed by Rock Chen Chung-nin, lawmaker and board member of the Airport Authority, who said on Friday…
Sign up for our newsletter and get our latest content in your inbox. Subscribe Lishui Airport (LIJ), located in Zhejiang Province, China, has officially begun operations, marking the region’s first direct link to China’s national aviation network. Initially designed in 2008, the airport has finally been completed after 17 years of construction. The “bird-like” building…
Access to children’s electronic devices by adults supervising them should be allowed to protect their interests and ensure safety, according to recommendations by Hong Kong’s Law Reform Commission for proposed legislation to curb cybercrimes. But the wide-ranging recommendations, published by the commission on Friday and to be submitted to the government for consideration, stopped short…
Hong Kong ranked fourth in a university study on air transit connectivity at 16 aviation hubs across the Asia-Pacific in 2023. Researchers from the National Taiwan Ocean University’s transport science department also said Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou experienced declines in connectivity following the Covid-19 pandemic. The paper was published in the Asian Journal of Shipping…
Direct flights have resumed between the Northern Territory and China for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, with three weekly services from Darwin to the city of Guangzhou. The China Southern Airlines flights began earlier this month and come at the end of a year in which the NT capital has also added new…
The first pets to travel inside the passenger cabin on a domestic flight in Australia have touched down in Queensland. Four dogs were on board the Virgin Australia flight from Melbourne to the Gold Coast on Thursday. The journey was the first of many the airline has planned during a three-and-a-half-month trial of a service…
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated a new international airport in the financial capital Mumbai, marking a step forward in expansion of the country’s fast-growing aviation network. Built by business conglomerate Adani Group at an estimated cost of $2.2 billion, the first phase of Navi Mumbai International Airport is…
A Chinese university student has sparked anger on social media in China and Japan after documenting his disrespectful “poverty travel” exploits in Osaka. His outrage-causing actions included abusing free samples of food and drying his hair with a public hand dryer. The travel influencer known as Yikeshu, who boasts nearly 200,000 followers on a major…
Property New World Development, deep in debt, may be looking to sell centerpiece 11 Skies mall Commercial complex 11 Skies is set to be one of the largest malls in Hong Kong. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara) KENSAKU IHARA September 30, 2025 03:31 JST HONG KONG — A 100 billion Hong Kong dollar ($12.8 billion) urban development…
Hong Kong International Airport will suspend all passenger flights for 36 hours from Tuesday evening, Qantas Airways said, as the Asian financial hub prepares for one of its strongest super typhoons in years. Hong Kong’s Airport will be closed from 8 p.m. (1200 GMT) on 23 September to 8 a.m. on 25 September, Qantas said…