Airport Authority Hong Kong

Opinion | Hong Kong is stepping up its competitiveness in aviation

16 Dec 2025 - 6:45AM

Hong Kong signs aviation deals with 7 countries to expand global reach

9 Dec 2025 - 8:06PM

Middle East

Opinion | Why Gulf region’s dreams of aviation domination are built on sand

While Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Istanbul’s plans are already aggressively ambitious, Saudi Arabia’s extravagant vision seems like something from fantasyland.

5 Dec 2025 - 4:30PM

A plane prepares for take-off at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 05, 2023.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong developers Emperor and Lai Sun find relief amid debt pressures

Emperor secures bank approval while Lai Sun negotiates asset sales as they work to ease debt pressures.

28 Nov 2025 - 3:44PM

Probe cites engine surge in Emirates cargo plane crash that killed 2 in Hong Kong

Experts who analysed preliminary report by Air Accident Investigation Authority say it is unusual for a plane to accelerate after touching down.

19 Nov 2025 - 12:31PMvideocam

3,000 mainland Chinese, Macau drivers join Hong Kong ‘Park and Fly’ scheme

Automatic park facility, where users can leave vehicles and reach airport check-in counters within 30 minutes, welcomes first patrons on Saturday.

15 Nov 2025 - 7:42PM

The first car arrives at Hong Kong airport’s Park and Fly facility. Photo: Edmond So

Hong Kong society

Police detonate suspected wartime bomb found at Hong Kong airport, 900 evacuated

Officers from explosive ordnance disposal bureau deal with bomb about four hours after its discovery by construction workers.

15 Nov 2025 - 11:50PM

Hong Kong passengers stuck on Starlux plane for 4 hours after sudden taxiway stop

Screams reported on board as flight to Taipei stopped on its way to the runway over a suspected oil leak, leaving 185 passengers stuck.

9 Nov 2025 - 6:30PM

Hong Kong airport receives 400 mainland Chinese applications for ‘Park and Fly’

Airport started accepting applications from mainland Chinese travellers ahead of facility’s official opening on November 15.

5 Nov 2025 - 6:13PMvideocam

Hong Kong airport’s new automated parking facilities will open on November 15. Photo: Dickson Lee

Video | Airline removes couple after preflight brawl

Flight UO559 was delayed for 90 minutes after a woman accused her boyfriend of visiting prostitutes and physical abuse.

4 Nov 2025 - 7:35PM

Airline removes couple after preflight brawl

02:42

Hong Kong expands cross-border access to Guangdong motorists under new scheme

Eligible applicants will be able to drive into the city’s urban areas via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge from December 23.

31 Oct 2025 - 8:52PM

Hong Kong society

16 Hong Kong e-channels speed up National Games athletes’ entry to 7 seconds

Around 5,000 people from various delegations expected to enter city via dedicated contactless immigration clearance lanes during next month’s Games.

27 Oct 2025 - 11:02PM

Hong Kong investigators recover black boxes from crashed cargo plane

Air Accident Investigation Authority pledges a preliminary report within a month after recovering flight recorders from salvaged wreckage.

28 Oct 2025 - 4:41PM

The black boxes from the crashed cargo plane that killed two security workers have been recovered after the aircraft’s tail was lifted from the sea. Photo: Edmond So

Plane wreckage removal to take 2 days, probe up to a year: Hong Kong experts

First step is to determine whether the aircraft’s two halves remain partially connected underwater, vessel specialist Louis Szeto says.

24 Oct 2025 - 11:40PM

Securing and removing the cargo plane that crashed after veering off its path at Hong Kong’s airport and killing two security workers will take at least two days, experts say. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong airport closes runway as salvage vessels arrive to clear wrecked plane

Two vessels will lift the two sections of plane during operation expected to ‘last for a few days’, Airport Authority says.

24 Oct 2025 - 2:05AMvideocam

Hong Kong International Airport

US investigators, Turkish experts to help Hong Kong with fatal plane crash probe

Independent US government agency to send team for probe into cargo plane crash as crew members meet authorities ahead of salvage operations.

22 Oct 2025 - 11:31PM

Hong Kong an aviation hub for Greater Bay Area, beyond: Airport Authority chief

The HKIA serves as a vital infrastructure for Chinese firms moving to expand globally, Airport Authority chairman Fred Lam says.

21 Oct 2025 - 4:56PM

A general view of the Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: Eugene Lee

Hong Kong airport’s north runway reopens after cargo plane crash kills 2

Monday’s incident was fourth in 15 years to involve ACT Airlines, with one accident leaving more than 30 people dead.

22 Oct 2025 - 12:44AM

Hong Kong

Editorial | Open inquiry, prompt report needed on fatal crash at Hong Kong airport

A full and transparent investigation and the timely release of its findings will ensure lessons are learned and unfounded rumours laid to rest.

21 Oct 2025 - 6:45AM

Hong Kong probe after plane skids off runway, kills 2, in ‘suitable’ weather

Air traffic controllers had not received any calls for assistance from Emirates flight operated by Turkish charter carrier ACT Airlines before crash.

21 Oct 2025 - 10:32AMvideocam

Two people were killed after the cargo plane skidded off the north runway of Hong Kong International Airport striking a ground vehicle and plunging almost entirely into the sea. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong, Elior Group in land talks for Asia’s first aircraft parts centre

Elior Group CEO Daniel Derichebourg says company in talks about how best to grow Hong Kong as aircraft dismantling, recycling hub.

20 Oct 2025 - 2:29PM

Engine maintenance is demonstrated on a Hong Kong Airlines plane at Hong Kong airport in 2012. Photo: SCMP

Editorial | Autonomous vehicles show promise, but a safety-first approach is key

As Hong Kong expands autonomous driving projects to foster economic growth, setbacks can be catalysts for improvement.

13 Oct 2025 - 7:15AM

Hong Kong in talks with Guangzhou to ease maritime travel for private yachts

Tourism chief Rosanna Law says city making ‘first move’ with mainland counterparts to attract more high-spending maritime tourists.

29 Sep 2025 - 7:39PM

Hong Kong airport in talks with 20 global airlines to launch flights to city

Airport Authority meeting 20 airlines at Routes World, signs two memorandums of understanding with Indonesia and Wuhan.

25 Sep 2025 - 10:43PM

A Cathay Pacific Airways plane takes off from Hong Kong airport. Photo: Dickson Lee