Asian airlines cut flights to Hong Kong amid continued protests

A university student runs from riot police at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Nov. 12, 2019./ REUTERS

Several Asian Airlines have reduced the number of flights to Hong Kong due to falling demand amid continued pro-democracy protests, which have been growing increasingly violent, Republic reports. These airlines include PT Garuda Indonesia Tbk, India's SpiceJet Ltd., Malaysia's AirAsia Group Berhad, and the Philippines' PAL Holdings Inc. and Cebu Air Inc. Chinese carriers like Air China Ltd., China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd., and China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. have filed for capacity reductions to Hong Kong.

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