Hong Kong airport reopens after protests

Hundreds of flights were cancelled Monday and Tuesday by thousands of protesters blocking the terminal. Hundreds of flights were cancelled Monday and Tuesday by thousands of protesters blocking the terminal.

Hong Kong:Hong Kong airport reopened early Wednesday after two days of demonstrations that caused mass flight cancellations.

Hundreds of flights were cancelled Monday and Tuesday by thousands of protesters blocking the terminal.

Passengers were forced to stay in local hotels while airlines tried to find other ways to get them to their destinations.

The airport protests marked an escalation of demonstrations against what some in Hong Kong see as an increasing erosion of freedoms.

The protests have in recent weeks turned to focus on police brutality against demonstrators.