North Runway temporarily closed to facilitate removal of cargo aircraft from sea

The North Runway of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has been temporarily closed from 0800hrs today to facilitate the operation to lift and remove from the sea the cargo aircraft involved in the incident on 20 October early morning. The operation is expected to last for a few days.

The operation is coordinated by Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK). With the support of Guangzhou Salvage Bureau, Chu Kong Passenger Transport Company Limited is commissioned to deploy two professional lift vessels to lift the cargo aircraft from waters.

Salvage vessels “Nan Tian Xiang” and “Nan Tian Peng”, with maximum lifting capacity of 350 and 500 tonnes respectively, will arrive at the waters adjacent to HKIA these two days, bringing with them specialist equipment and a crew of about 80 professionals, including divers, machinists, boatmen and engineers.