This archive report was first published on 14 August 2019.
On August 14, 2019, Hong Kong airport was the focal point of a pro-democracy protest that caused widespread disruption.
Flights were departing largely on schedule on Wednesday morning, a day after protesters caused chaos with a disruptive sit-in that paralyzed the busy transport hub.
On Tuesday, hundreds of flights were cancelled after demonstrators blockaded two terminals, the second consecutive day the airport was targeted in the latest escalation of a 10-week political crisis.
Protesters physically blocked travellers from accessing flights throughout the afternoon, before battling with riot police outside the terminal later that evening and turning on two people they accused of being spies or undercover police.
However, by the early hours of Wednesday morning, the vast majority of protesters had left the building and flights began taking off on a more regular basis.
According to the airport's website, dozens of flights took off overnight and hundreds more were scheduled to depart throughout Wednesday, although many were delayed.
AFP reported that check-in desks were operating normally and only a handful of protesters remained, most of them sleeping.
It was unclear whether the airport would again be targeted later Wednesday.
