MAJOR EXPANSION AT HONG KONG AIRPORT, AS EXISTING FACILITY’S TRAFFIC APPROACHES CAPACITY
July 1st, 2017
For the past year, passengers flying out of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) have had to cough up a Hong Kong dollars HKD70-180 (USD9-23) Airport Construction Fee for the privilege. Should they want to see where their money is going, they need only look northwards from the glass-sided terminal to observe the construction of the hub’s third runway, which is due to be completed in 2024.
Just short of 20 years on from its chaotic opening (when it was plagued by computer glitches), HKIA – which has long touted itself as the ‘gateway to China’ – is ...
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