Airlines Ask Hong Kong to Waive Airport Fees as Demand Drops

Sept. 24, 2019
The Board of Airline Representatives (BAR) of Hong Kong wrote to the government asking for temporary relief from landing and parking fees as well as rent and other operational costs.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Scores of airlines wrote jointly to the Hong Kong government earlier this month to seek airport fee waivers as they struggle to deal with the financial fallout from anti-government protests that have led to a sharp drop in traveler demand.

The Board of Airline Representatives (BAR) of Hong Kong, which represents more than 70 airlines that fly to and from the Asian financial center, wrote to the government asking for temporary relief from landing and parking fees as well as rent and other operational costs, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

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