Hong Kong airport cancels all remaining flights for second day

Protesters clogged the departure area at Hong Kong’s reopened airport Tuesday, a day after they forced one of the world’s busiest transportation hubs to shut down entirely amid their calls for an independent inquiry into alleged police abuse.

A tourist gives her luggage to security guards as she tries to reach her gate Aug. 13 at Hong Kong’s international airport. (Philip Fong / AFP/Getty Images)

Aug. 13, 2019 7:30 AM PT

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An unidentified man is shouted at by protesters at Hong Kong’s airport Aug. 13. (Philip Fong / AFP/Getty Images)

Hong Kong airport suspends flights for second day, China - 13 Aug 2019

A board displays flight information at Hong Kong’s airport. (Laurel Chor / EPA/Shutterstock)

Tourists get back into their suitcases at Hong Kong’s airport after protests Aug. 13 forced flight cancellations.
(Philip Fong / AFP/Getty Images)

A protester holds a sign addressed to travelers at Hong Kong’s airport.
(Kin Cheung / Associated Press)

Protesters stage a sit-in at Hong Kong’s airport Aug. 13. (Kin Cheung / Associated Press)

Stranded travelers gather at the closed check-in counters after flights were canceled at Hong Kong’s airport. (Kin Cheung / Associated Press)

Airport security personnel look on as protesters block departure gates with luggage trolleys at Hong Kong’s airport.
(Vincent Thian / Associated Press)

Protesters block a departure area at Hong Kong’s airport.
(Laurel Chor / EPA/Shutterstock)

A passenger tries to get past protesters blocking the departure area at Hong Kong’s airport. (Laurel Chor / EPA/Shutterstock)

Protesters display banners condemning police violence at Hong Kong’s airport. (Laurel Chor / EPA/Shutterstock)

Demonstrators at the airport Aug. 12 wear eye patches in honor of a protester who was hit in the eye with a beanbag round over the weekend.
(Kin Cheung / Associated Press)