In anticipation of the coming typhoon season, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) staged a comprehensive annual exercise early this morning involving more than 700 participants from over 20 organisations and government departments. The exercise simulated various weather-related contingency scenarios to test the airport's response capabilities in crowd management, baggage handling, flight rescheduling and information dissemination.CK Ng, Executive Director, Airport Operations, Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK), said, "During times of inclement weather, airport operations will inevitably be affected. However, we can minimise the impact by thoroughly preparing not just ourselves, but also the airport community. Out of the 80-plus seminars, drills and exercises we conduct each year, 12 of them are directly related to weather preparedness. These scenarios allow the airport personnel to put their training into action.
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