Hong Kong to Reopen Downtown Airport Check-In Service July 5
- In-town bag-drop counters have been closed since April 2020
- System used to epitomize convenience of navigating Asian city
Passengers check-in at counters in Hong Kong Station
Photographer: Sam Tsang/South China Morning Post/Getty Images
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Hong Kong is poised to allow airport check-in services in the heart of the city again, according to people familiar with the matter, reviving a system that epitomized the financial hub’s convenience and efficiency before its Covid isolation.
After being cordoned off for more than three years, check-in counters at Hong Kong Station are expected to open as soon as July 5, the people said, enabling some airline passengers to drop off their luggage downtown at any point during the day of their flight and then collect it at their final destination.