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Monthly Archives: June 2018
Gate numbering at Hong Kong International Airport
Gate numbers at airports is something taken as a given by passengers – you get told which one your flight is leaving from, and you make sure you get there on time! However the other day I was taking a […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged aviation, Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, mystery, people mover
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Bridging a taxiway at Hong Kong Airport
In 2017 the Hong Kong Airport Authority announced an interesting project – a bridge so tall that double decker A380 ‘super jumbo’ jets could pass under. The South China Morning Post had this to say on the proposal. Boarding a […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged aviation, Hong Kong International Airport, people mover, taxiway
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