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Charts and plans for Kai Tak Airport

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Marcus Wong

Kai Tak Airport was once the international airport for Hong Kong, with the single runway and eight jetbridges somehow handing 30 million passengers and 1.5 million tonnes of freight per year, before it was replaced by the current Hong Kong […]

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The evolution of Beijing Capital International Airport

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Marcus Wong

I first visited China back in 1998, and the difference at Beijing Capital International Airport between then and now is massive. Photo by AcidBomber, via Wikimedia Commons When I first flew into Beijing in 1998, there was only a single […]

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Gate numbering at Hong Kong International Airport

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Marcus Wong

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 […]

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Bridging a taxiway at Hong Kong Airport

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Marcus Wong

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 […]

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Closure of Kai Tak Airport and the transfer to Chek Lap Kok

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Marcus Wong

The closure of Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport in 1998 and the overnight switch to the new airport at Chek Lap Kok always intrigued me – how did they manage such a massive move?

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