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Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. and some other airlines resumed services to Hong Kong, a city that was battered over the weekend by a powerful
typhoon, forcing the cancellation of almost 900 flights.
The city’s flag carrier reported on its website “a gradual return to scheduled flight operations†starting from Monday morning. The Hong Kong
International Airport said that passengers should proceed to the terminals only when their seats and flight time have been confirmed.
“Service resumption will likely be very slow, and still subject to weather conditions, with continued delays and some cancellations,†Cathay cautioned passengers.
The carrier scrapped more than 400 flights over the weekend, while Cathay Dragon and Hong Kong Airlines grounded their fleets.
Hong Kong is limping back to normalcy as the Hong Kong Observatory lowered its rating to a Strong Wind Signal No. 3 on Typhoon Mangkhut.
The storm left a trail of destruction in the Philippines before heading toward the Pearl River delta in southeastern China, where Hong Kong is
located.