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Monthly Archives: August 2020
Baggage handing on the MTR Airport Express
The most novel feature of the MTR Airport Express service linking Hong Kong and Kowloon with Hong Kong International Airport is the “In-Town Check-In” service – drop off your baggage and receive a boarding pass from the airline counter at […]
Transferring from land to sea at Hong Kong International Airport
Transferring from land to air transport is the reason airports exist, but Hong Kong International Airport offers a different mode of onward transport – sea. The airport is located on reclaimed land at Chek Lap Kok. With the ‘SkyPier’ ferry […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged aviation, ferries, Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, maritime, on the water, SkyPier
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