Indian consulate issues advisory for Indian nationals in Hong Kong

Indian consulate has issued an advisory for the Indian nationals present in the country to remain in touch with their airlines after the anti-government protesters disrupted the air service.

New Delhi: After thousands of anti-government protesters entered Hong Kong airport on Monday and almost disrupted the air service, the Indian consulate has issued an advisory for the Indian nationals in Hong Kong.

In the advisory, the consulate has mentioned that operations at Hong Kong airport would resume on August 13, however, flights are likely to continue to be delayed or cancelled as more protests may be held.

It has advised nationals planning to travel to Hong Kong and the tourists already there to remain in touch with their airlines for information about the resumption of their flights and to find alternative travel routes to avoid inconvenience till normalcy is restored.

Hong Kong airport authority, within a short notice on Monday, suspended all remaining flights for the day after thousands of pro-democracy protesters entered the terminal's arrival halls.

The airport was reopened on Tuesday, however, hundreds of flights were still listed as cancelled.

All stranded passengers were seen lining up to catch their delayed flights, as airport authorities announced that it will implement rescheduling while blaming demonstrators for the chaos.