UPDATE 08/14/2019

Hong Kong’s airport started to reschedule flights today in hopes to stabilize its operations after the disruptions caused by protests over the last two days.

Cargo flights were not greatly affected by the protests over the last two days but several flights were cancelled today as part of the overall rescheduling operation at the airport.

Cargo booked on passenger planes mostly suffered delays and might be further delayed until the airport has re-established regular operation schedules.

Your V. Alexander Import Team will advise of any delays to affected cargo, and we will monitor the situation closely.

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UPDATE 08/13/2019

Media outlets report that Hong Kong’s airport suspended flights for a second day, with hundreds of protesters again disrupting operations in the passenger terminals.

Regarding cargo operations our partners in Hong Kong advise that

> Cargo operation at the airport in Hong Kong has opened up again and is slowly getting back to being fully operational again
> cargo flights have resumed back to normal schedules, while passenger flights are still being affected by the protests
> due to the flight cancellations yesterday some cargo had to be rebooked and might not move out of HKG right away

It is unclear how the situation will develop further and if cargo operations will again be affected by the protests.

Your V. Alexander Import Team will advise of any delays to affected cargo, and we will monitor the situation closely.

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UPDATE 08/12/2019

Our partners in Hong Kong advise that

> freighter flight are expected to run on regular schedules until 05/13/19 – 06:00 local time (05/12/19 – 18:00 EDT), unless the crew is unavailable
> arriving and departing passenger flights have been suspended until 05/13/19 – 06:00 local time (05/12/19 – 18:00 EDT)
> passenger and freighter flight will be subject to rescheduling under the Flight Rescheduling Control System from 05/13/19 – 06:00 local time (05/12/19 – 18:00 EDT) to 05/14/19 – 06:59 (05/13/19 – 18:59 EDT)

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The International Airport in Hong Kong has cancelled all passenger flights today due to protesters occupying the arrival and departure halls.

Although air cargo operations are unaffected and freighter flights seem to move on schedule, any freight booked on passenger flights will be affected by this situation, and delays have to be expected.

At this time it is not known when flight operations will resume.

We will monitor the situation and your V. Alexander Customer Service Team will advise you of any potential delays to your shipments.