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TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1993

SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR AIR TRAVELLERS

DURING CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS

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SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE BY THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT TO HANDLE THE LARGE VOLUME OF AIR PASSENGERS OVER THE CHINESE NEW YEAR PERIOD.

IN ADDITION TO THE 2,046 SCHEDULED DEPARTING FLIGHTS, WILL BE OPERATING ABOUT 359 ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS TO DESTINATIONS BETWEEN JANUARY 19 AND FEBRUARY 1.

AIRLINES VARIOUS

THIS REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 20 PER CENT IN VOLUME OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.

PASSENGER

JANUARY

THE HOLIDAY TRAFFIC IS EXPECTED TO REACH A PEAK DURING 21 TO 28 WHEN ABOUT 53,000 PASSENGERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEPART ON MORE THAN 180 FLIGHTS BACH DAY.

TODAY

THE AIRPORT TERMINAL MANAGER, MR CLARENCE CHOI YOK-LUNG, (TUESDAY) SAID BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE OF OUTGOING FLIGHTS DURING THIS PERIOD, A SPECIAL CHECK-IN FACILITY WOULD BE PROVIDED ΤΟ CATER FOR ALL CHINA-BOUND FLIGHTS AT THE WESTERN END OF THE DEPARTURE HALL OF THE AIRPORT PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING.

THIS WILL BE IN OPERATION FROM THURSDAY (JANUARY 21) UNTIL JANUARY 27 WHEN THE NUMBER OF DEPARTING PASSENGERS WILL REACH THE PEAK, MR CHOI SAID.

THE FACILITY, CALLED CHECK-IN AREA "N", COMPRISES 10 CHECK-IN COUNTERS, FIVE WEIGHTSCALES FOR BAGGAGES AND AN X-RAY MACHINE FOR SECURITY SCREENING.

ALL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES AT THE AIRPORT ASSOCIATED WITH DEPARTURE ACTIVITIES HAVE PLEDGED FULL SUPPORT BY PUTTING UP MAXIMUM MANNING RESOURCES TO HELP PASSENGERS, HE SAID.

TO HELP DEPARTING PASSENGERS TO FIND THE CHECK-IN COUNTERS, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE DISPLAYED AT PROMINENT LOCATIONS AT THE DEPARTURE HALL.

AS THE AIRPORT IS EXPECTED ΤΟ BE VERY CROWDED DURING THE PERIOD, TRAVELLERS ARE ADVISED ΤΟ USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT WHENEVER POSSIBLE AND NOT TO DRIVE TO THE AIRPORT.

TAXI TRADE ASSOCIATIONS HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO SEND MORE TAXIS TO THE AIRPORT TO COPE WITH THE INCREASED DEMAND.

IN ORDER TO AVOID MISSING FLIGHTS, MR CHOI ADVISED DEPARTING PASSENGERS TO ARRIVE AT THE AIRPORT EARLY, PREFERABLY TWO HOURS BEFORE THE FLIGHT DEPARTURE TIME, CHECK IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND IMMEDIATELY TO DEPARTURE IMMIGRATION CONTROL AFTER CHECK-IN.

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RESIDENTS WHO WISH TO SEND OFF OR GREET FRIENDS OR RELATIVES ARE ALSO ADVISED NOT TO GO TO THE AIRPORT DURING THE PERIOD.

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