Protests again cause problems at Hong Kong airport on Tuesday. Cathay
Pacific, Hong Kong's largest airline, has announced that the check-in is
closed for all passengers. This was ordered by the Airport Authority of
Hong Kong.
 
Cathay Pacific discourages all non-essential journeys from Hong Kong on
Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Customers are called upon not to come to the
airport. They can rebook their air travel free of charge.
 
The airport closed on Monday and all outbound air traffic was suspended
after about five thousand demonstrators had entered the airport buildings.
Air travel was resumed on Tuesday morning, but many flights were canceled.
 
Flights from Cathay Pacific that would leave for Hong Kong from Amsterdam
and Brussels on Tuesday have been canceled. A KLM flight to Hong Kong did
leave on Tuesday afternoon.
 
UPDATE 5.30 pm: On Sky News video footage it can be seen that protesters
built barricades with luggage carts. The police were also pelted with
objects when they entered the terminal.
 
The Hong Kong stock market fell to a low point in seven months. The United
Nations urged Hong Kong to exercise restraint as protests increase. 

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