Flights resume as airport runway reopens

The Airport Authority on Monday afternoon said that the north runway at Chek Lap Kok was up and running again after a cargo plane, that had experienced a tire burst, was towed away at around 3pm. The jet made an emergency landing at around 7:30am, forcing the closure of the runway for almost eight hours. Only one runway remained in operation, and around 190 flights were delayed as a result. Passengers said their itineraries were badly affected, with some complaining that they had missed their onward connections. The authority said even though both runways had since resumed operation, some flights could still be disrupted as a backlog was being cleared. It urged passengers to keep tabs on the latest flight information.