The statement walked back a previous announcement that said all departing flights had been cancelled
The spillover from scrapped flights means delays and cancellations throughout the day. Here's how carriers worldwide, from Cathay Pacific to Air China are responding
As more than two months of mass protests have taken over the semi-autonomous Chinese city, companies have been under pressure to distance themselves from protesters
His comments, published on Monday in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, come as the city's airport canceled flights
The abrupt shutdown at one of the world's busiest hubs came as the Beijing signalled its rising anger at the protesters denouncing violent demonstrations as 'terrorism'
The protests in Hong Kong have infuriated Beijing and left Cathay Pacific in a difficult position
The protest movement has put a lot of thought into enabling anonymity. Remaining deliberately leaderless and faceless has prevented shutdown by selective arrests of organisers
The move comes as officials confirmed on Friday that a police commander who oversaw pro-democracy demonstrations was recalled to deal with protests
Hong Kong police have arrested more than 500 protesters and charged dozens with rioting -- which carries a maximum 10 years in jail
Hong Kong's protests against the mainland government's increasing reach are emerging as bigger, more frequent and more violent than previous pro-democracy movements
The protests began in June against a proposed bill allowing extraditions to mainland China, but have since morphed into a broader challenge to China
On Saturday, thousands of anti-government protesters gathered in Kowloon, where police used tear gas to try to disperse crowds and re-open blocked roads
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The announcement that 44 people had been charged with rioting -- an offence that carries a jail term of up to 10 years -- immediately triggered another round of clashes between police and protesters
A group of civil servants has also announced plans to hold a rally on Friday night -- something unheard of from a demographic that usually eschews politics
Hong Kong seems transfixed with the symptoms, not the cure
Police fired tear gas at protesters who had surrounded China's local government headquarters and defaced the national emblem
Clashes broke out as police attempted to clear the remnants of the latest mass rally against the government and its now-suspended effort to allow extraditions to mainland China
"It's a real genius of Hong Kong people," said Kong Tsung-gan, author of Umbrella: A Political Tale from Hong Kong. "There are no pre-existing structures and before you know it, they're there