China Plus Published: 2019-11-30 12:03:47

This combination photo shows the inside of the Hong Kong International Airport before and after days of protests. The photo on the left shows the terminal on May 26, 2019. The photo on the right shows thousands of protesters blocking access to the departure gates during a demonstration on August 13, 2019. [Photo: China Plus]

Hong Kong International Airport was paralyzed in August when it was hit by an influx of protesters. Thousands of people staged a demonstration at the airport on August 9, occupying the departure hall and preventing the movement of passengers. Because of the disruption, the airport authority took the difficult decision to cancel all flights.

During another demonstration at the airport on August 13, violent protesters assaulted Fu Guohao, a journalist with the mainland media outlet Global Times.

After days of chaos, the airport resumed normal operations on August 14.