Kai Tak set for record numbers
KAI TAK resources are being stretched to breaking point this holiday period with record numbers of passengers set to pass through.
More staff are being hired, more public transport provided and passengers advised not to bring friends and relatives to say goodbye.
Assistant airport general manager Chow Bing-sing said he hoped the 30 extra flights a day would not be filled to capacity, otherwise an estimated 210,000 extra passengers will require processing over the holiday.
The numbers represent a 14 per cent rise on last year.
The extra flights have been scheduled during the less popular early morning and late evening periods - the only flight slots still free.
Some 56 per cent of the extra flights will travel to and from China. Most of the rest fly to Southeast Asia.
Some extra slots have been freed by the cancellation of freight flights.
An average of 16,000 more passengers are expected each day, for about 13 days starting this weekend.
The airport already caters for about 77,000 passengers and 415 flights a day.
Mr Chow said: 'Some of the blockage points will become more blocked, such as immigration hall and arrivals and check-in areas, but they should still be at a tolerable level.'
