Trains to HK airport briefly disrupted by baggage system fault

Train services from Hong Kong to the airport are resumed normal after a brief disruption on Sunday. (Handout photo)

Disruption hit MTR services to Hong Kong’s airport for about an hour on Sunday, because of a fault with the baggage handling system at Airport station.

Services were back to normal by 1.25pm (12.25pm Thailand time).

The total journey time on the Airport Express from Hong Kong station to AsiaWorld-Expo station was extended by five to 10 minutes, according to an MTR Corporation announcement.

In-town check-in services -- which allow travellers to check in and drop bags at a station in Kowloon or on Hong Kong Island, before heading on to the airport -- closed 180 minutes before flights, doubled from the usual 90 minutes.

In a statement at about 1.25pm, the corporation said: “The baggage handling system at Airport station has been repaired. Train service on the Airport Express and in-town check-in service is resumed normal.

“We apologise for any inconvenience caused.”



