Waive Airport Fees, Airlines Urge Hong Kong Government 

Hong Kong: A coalition of airlines has called on the Hong Kong government to waive costly airport landing and parking fees in a bid to help the aviation industry ease losses caused by the citys ongoing anti-government protests. The Board of Airline Representatives (BAR) of Hong Kong, representing more than 70 airlines flying to and from the city, also proposed cutting other airport operating costs, including rental fees for offices and lounges, according to a letter seen by the South China Morning Post on Monday. Relief measures worth HK$19 billion ($2.4 billion) was announced by the Hong Kong government last month, but it did not cover airlines. In the letter to the Transport and Housing Bureau, BAR chairman Ronald Lam Siu-por, who is also a Cathay Pacific executive, said the loss of earnings had made flights to Hong Kong no longer financially viable. (IANS)

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