Hong Kong Protesters Disrupt Airport but Planes Still Taking Off

Hong Kong Protesters Disrupt Airport but Planes Still Taking Off
People try to get to Hong Kong International Airport as protesters gather in groups and try to block the highway, in Hong Kong, on Sept. 1, 2019. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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HONG KONG—Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Hong Kong airport on Sept. 1, disrupting travel to draw global attention to their fight for greater democracy for the Chinese-ruled city which is facing its biggest political crisis in decades.

Passengers continued to enter and leave the terminal freely, as clouds hung low overhead, and planes were still taking off and landing.