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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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